Hello. First time poster. In fact I registered just to be able to ask this. :)
I have this road bike that I paid $1,200 for last year. I'm like the fourth owner. I rode it very often through Fall and Winter (several times a week), but two months ago I skid and fell sideways, and the rear wheel got bent.
Replacements cost around $300-400 on Craigslist. At first I was going to pull the trigger, but I decided to exercise my "Mustachian muscles" and slept on it. So here I am. :)
I usually bike long distances (20+ miles), and this Fall I will be participating in a Triathlon with a 44 mile biking portion. Therefore, getting rid of this bike and replacing it with a cheap (frugal) alternative is not an option.
So the question is, should I buy a new - used - set of wheels?