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Old 05-11-12, 02:45 PM
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ted m
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I was 355 when I started riding. I was going only 70 miles between wheel truing on my 700C fuji. I took a hard tail MTB and had wheels made on Velocity Chukkers, and they were the solution.

I'm down 30+ pounds but still am hard on wheels. On my MTB with the chukkers I have not needed truing but my cruiser bike goes about 100-150 between truings.

I do not ride hard or hit curbs, but I am lot of weight on 36 spokes.

You may be able to get a good bike shop to true that wheel, or he may need to get a stronger wheel made. That is a fact of being a clyde, that sometimes standard wheels will not cut it.

Ted
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