Originally Posted by
shoota
I will disagree with everyone and tell you the ONLY reason I bought carbon wheels. Durability. After going through two sets of alloy rims cracking at the spoke holes (and I'm only 185lbs) I went with a pair of Bontrager PRO 3Vs. I'm money ahead if they last me only three years.
Thanks for this - it's something I hadn't thought about. At my current weight of 235 (still going down, hope to land around 215 by mid-summer), this is a consideration.
I'm riding a '21 Warbird - what a great bike! Which carbon wheelset are you riding?
Gary