Originally Posted by
shoota
Go for the alloy wheels and see if they last you more than two seasons.
why do you expect such a short life span? The Araya rims laced to suzue hubs on my 1980 Norco were original and still rolling perfect fine after 40 years of use.
The rear wheel has been bent before, so two of the spokes on the non drive size needed to be almost fully loosened to maintain rim true, but the wheel didn't bend at all even when I weighed 220lb.
if you want to tinker with your bike, start with different stem lengths, saddles and tires to find better comfort.