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Old 07-30-20, 12:18 PM
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At 225, you don't need 36 spokes. I have a 28/32 wheelset that has lasted thousands of miles, and needed truing ONCE, and that was just a slight wobble, not even enough to rub the brakes. BUT, you need a really good wheel builder who knows how to properly tension, destress, whatever. Properly done, there's no need to re-true after 50-100 miles, as you often have to do with machine-built wheels.
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