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Originally Posted by cracher
This scares me a little bit. While I'm relatively new to mtb, I dabbled in competitive bmx in the late 80s and early 90s... old habits die hard, so I still am pretty rough on bikes (no formal coaching back then, so I don't do anything smooth like the kids do today). Given how expensive hoops are, I think I would sacrifice some rolling resistance so make sure my fat ass doesn't drive a rock through my hoops. 32psi on a 2.25" tire on a 24mm rim vs my 190lbs including camelbak is about as low as I'd dare to go...
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I'm not a smooth rider either apparently as I've broken almost everything on my bike beside the fork. While running with tubes still I'd already bent my wheels many times, to the point they were garbage last year. I bought some Havens, and even after mashing the pedal mid corner when my wheel hit a rock and deflected, I torqued the derailleur cage into the spokes, stopping my rear wheel dead, and the wheel only went a tiny bit out of true from the bent spoke. It was so slight the bike mechanic said he wouldn't even bother truing it yet, so this far the wheels have made a big difference in that department.