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Wheel for big guy

  • 26-08-2011 5:36pm
    #1
    realslow
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭


    Sorry if this has been done before. Can anyone suggest a good wheel for a heavy rider.I have roughly 65km commute daily some over bad rural roads and have just cracked my askium rear wheel.Should I think about a hand built wheel or just keep replacing the askiums every 9 months or so?
    Trying to loose the weight but slow process and i like to ride fairly fast so commute is like training session.
    Thanks in advance for suggestions.


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  • #2
    ROK ON
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭ROK ON


    realslow wrote: »
    Trying to loose the weight but slow process and i like to ride fairly fast so commute is like training session.
    Thanks in advance for suggestions.

    I am heavy and have used Fulcrum 5's fro four years. Like them a lot - they are a better ride for me on sh1te roads than my Mavic Ksyrium SL's, or Askiums.
    I need to get a new set of wheels, and I will prob get Fulc 5's (or 3s).


  • #3
    tfrancer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 132 ✭✭tfrancer


    ROK ON wrote: »
    realslow wrote: »
    Trying to loose the weight but slow process and i like to ride fairly fast so commute is like training session.
    Thanks in advance for suggestions.

    I am also heavy. Presently using handbuilt Mavic Open Pro rims on Ultegra hubs with 36 spokes. Got them online from either Ribble or Parker International (can't remember which). I also have a set with 32 spokes which I got in Cyclelogical some years ago. Very pleased with both sets.


  • #4
    realslow
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭realslow


    Thanks guys
    The open pro 36H might be way to go, and closer to my budget than the fulcrum 3.


  • #5
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    Dt swiss RR465 if you want 32/36 or RR585 if you want 24/28, its a heavier rim but is rated for a 130kg rider weight limit(the 465 for 110kg) and you can use a lower spoke count. Kinlin xr270 is another option. Open pro is decent but dt swiss apparently has better quality control/finishing


  • #6
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    Get the Aksiums replaced under warranty. It sounds like bad luck. Handbuilts are not necessarily stronger, indeed an Open Pro is the only rim I have ever had crack.


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