>>1375916a new wheelset isn't cheap. not everyone has a bike fetish and a lot of disposable income to spend on parts. some people say they go through a lot of wheels because of the braking surface wearing down and some have had their wheels catastrophically fail from the rim becoming too thin and weak. comments like
>Anodized brake tracks wear off and look incredibly ghettodon't help. but it doesn't look too bad in the few pics i've found so far.
