Carpe Velo
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Posts: 2,519
Bikes: 2000 Bianchi Veloce, '88 Schwinn Prologue, '90 Bianchi Volpe,'94 Yokota Grizzly Peak, Yokota Enterprise, '16 Diamondback Haanjo, '91 Bianchi Boardwalk, Ellsworth cruiser
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He doesn't have much confidence in his bikes, does he? At my heaviest I was getting close to 300 pounds and I normally ride a Bianchi road bike. I've not yet had to get the wheels trued and I've had the bike for 12 years. A well made pair of wheels should hold up just fine, especially on a mountain bike or hybrid. Worst that can happen is you will need to get a new wheel built up at some point. I did pop a spoke on my mountain bike last year and the wheel wasn't fixable, but the wheel was 10 years old when that happened and a similar quality replacement was only about $35.