FWIW, I have a pair of 28-spoke wheels that have been very durable for me (185-190 pounds, depending on how many pastries I'm eating). I wouldn't recommend this setup, but the wheels came this way (old school Campy high flange hubs, Mavic MA3 rims, standard DT spokes) so I used them. Rode them all the way from SF to LA a few years ago.
I totally agree that a good wheelbuilder is a must. The rear wheel *did* have issues with spokes breaking until my favorite wheelbuilder rebuilt it as 2X instead of 3X. Since then, nary a problem. --Eric Sent from my iPad On Aug 26, 2010, at 9:18 AM, William <[email protected]> wrote: > There are a lot of good thoughts here. For essentially every > conceivable combination of equipment you will find at least one rider > who will say "I used A,B,C for a million miles with two tons and it's > good-as-new" and you will find at least one rider who will say "I used > A,B,C for 100ft with 10lbs on it and it fell apart". So it's always > hard to predict. I will say that a very very experienced wheelbuilder > is a great place to invest. I'll also add the +1 for cush in the > tires. > > On Aug 26, 9:13 am, CycloFiend <[email protected]> wrote: >> It's interesting that two postings in this thread have described 40 spoke >> rims failing. The one thing which is easy to forget is that while you gain >> lower per spoke tension by increasing count, you are also drilling holes >> into an aluminum extrusion and putting the structure under tension. There's >> a point out there where you are creating a "drillium" rim. Higher spoke >> counts are not without secondary effects. >> >> I'm not sure I have a larger point to make. >> >> ...other than to reinforce that the air in the tire is the suspension >> system, and bigger, supple tires are the saviour of many marginal wheels. >> >> There are absolutely bombproof 48, 36 and 32 spoke wheels, and if you mate >> those with larger tires, that's a very, very good thing. >> >> - J >> >> -- >> Jim Edgar >> [email protected] >> >> Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com >> Current Classics - Cross Bikes >> Singlespeed - Working Bikes >> >> Gallery updates now appear here -http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com >> >> "Steel's what you want for a messenger bike. Weight. Big basket up front. >> Not cardboard with some crazy aramid shit wrapped around it, weighs about as >> much as a sandwich." >> -- William Gibson, "Virtual Light" > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
