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Originally Posted by desconhecido
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So, the answer is that with 32 or 36 spokes (I don't know what you have), you are in no danger at all of hurting these rims, which are pretty darn stout. Sssuming reasonable care with curbs etc. Also assuming that you have reasonably high and uniform spoke tensions.
Thanks, desconhecido, good to hear that! Do you concur with a 60/40 percent weighting (front/back) on touring load, or am I just overthinking this?
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