I love spokes for the look but it takes a lot more work to maintain them. Spokes can break too, spoked wheels can become out of true too requiring truing.You need tubes in them and with a flat you can't plug it to get home. I wanted spokes when I bought my bike but not anymore even though I like the look.

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