Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - Clydesdale. WHEEL THREAD!

I just purchased a pair of Volos XL's this week. I take delivery tomorrow or Wednesday. I will give you and update in two weeks if you want...


I talked to the people at Cane Creek Wheels in NC. The fellow there assured me their Volos XL wheelset would carry my weight (295#).

They have a unique hub and a different way of lacing the spokes with the nipples being at the hub end instead of the rim end with radial lacing on both wheels.

Anyone using these wheels or have any experience/opinion on them?

Thanks
Paul

Your CXP's have a rattle? So do mine!! I thought it was just something wierd. Do they all have this? It's like something loose is inside the rim. I can't get it out. Talk about annoying...I am so glad i saw this I have the CXP22s and this problem just developed in the last couple weeks and has been driving me crazy. For the life of me I could not figure it out, I just knew it was coming from my rear wheel.

I must politely, but firmly disagree. My brand-new, custom-built Mavic CXP-33 rims disintegrated under me with less than 500 miles on them. When I say disintegrated, I mean disintegrated - while I was riding - at 20 mph - causing a bad crash - with permanent injury - with no response or comment from Mavic (even after my builder returned the wheels for analysis). In short, Mavic SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKS!
And to this, I am 6'3 235#s and ride fixed (scary I know) and my CXP has been bullet proof for nearly a year, I have only had to true it once

OK, sorry. I thought the thread starter was refering to the Mavic Ksyrium Elites. I have seen many problems with the lower end Mavic rims. Seem that the low ones have some issues with eyelets to me.

I assume you check the new wheels tension everytime you ride them for the first 1K miles? I still do mine when I inflate them after 2200 miles. "Your life - your choice."



I must politely, but firmly disagree. My brand-new, custom-built Mavic CXP-33 rims disintegrated under me with less than 500 miles on them. When I say disintegrated, I mean disintegrated - while I was riding - at 20 mph - causing a bad crash - with permanent injury - with no response or comment from Mavic (even after my builder returned the wheels for analysis). In short, Mavic SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKS!

I ride anything but Mavic. Your life - your choice.

After gaining a reputation at the lbs as the poster child for destroying wheels, I bought a pair of Bontrager Race X-Lite Aeros. I've cleared 1200 miles on them, hit more potholes than I can count, and they are running as true as the day I got them. I told the lbs owner that it seemed counterintuitive for a 265 pounder like me to be using 16-spoke wheels, but he insisted they would be fine for me. So far he's been right.

Now 500ks into my Campag Vento G3s and no doubt about it - it is love! Not only do they seem well able to deal with my 120 kilos, but the hubs just seem to want to spin forever....

So if it came down to the ultegra/open pro and the velocity deep v which would you suggest/recomend? I'm right around 220 +/-. Also, does the velocity hub fit a 9 speed shimano cassette? I cannot find an answer either way while searching online.

How many spokes for each?
Velocity hubs should be good for 8 to 10 speed cassettes , as this is the standard.
For Open Pro you should go with 36 spokes; with the Velocity you could use less (something like 28 front and 32 in the rear; you can also get the asymetric rear rim if possible which would be even better.).
Or perhaps Velocity aerohead in the front and in the rear Deep V. Some combination like this would make the most sense.

and get the double butted spokes. Just ask for example the guys at www.gravywheels.net




So if it came down to the ultegra/open pro and the velocity deep v which would you suggest/recomend? I'm right around 220 +/-. Also, does the velocity hub fit a 9 speed shimano cassette? I cannot find an answer either way while searching online.

So if it came down to the ultegra/open pro and the velocity deep v which would you suggest/recomend? I'm right around 220 +/-. Also, does the velocity hub fit a 9 speed shimano cassette? I cannot find an answer either way while searching online.

Call Mike Garcia at http://www.oddsandendos.com/ he will you the straight skinny on rims wheels--he stocks rims--spokes--and hubs and is a master builder.

ok guys. close to pulling the trigger on some m28 aero 2 as fast wheels for the JTS. Customer service reputation of John at Neuvation is great, and he has a tester on the site who's even bigger than me.

Will be a fast weekend / rare commute wheel for me -- guessing maybe 1,000 miles per year...will run conti 28s. Had nothing but issues with open pros (32 spokes, a little reticent to go to 36s)...can't keep them true more than 50 miles, and they make a lot of weird and unsettling noises.

I'll report back on the experience.

For the last two seasons, I've been riding the same pair of Zipp 404s that now have about 10k on them. They are as straight and true as the day I first mounted them. They ride beautifully and are as tough as $2 steak. You'll pay a premium of course, but....

Now 500ks into my Campag Vento G3s and no doubt about it - it is love! Not only do they seem well able to deal with my 120 kilos, but the hubs just seem to want to spin forever....

Aren't the Ventos GREAT! The best wheels I've ever ridden!

My vote is the Campagnolo Vento's, if you have the cash go a few steps up and they get much lighter.

And yes just because it says Campagnolo on them means it's cool.

I rode a set of Eurus wheels floating between 300 and 225 for 3 years and never had an issue.....bomb proof wheels in my opinion...

I posted the below text in another thread before I saw this one about wheels. I would definitely appreciate any information you guys could provide:

I'm a uberclyde (350-370) and I am thinking of building a mtb commuter with a Bombshell Crusher wheelset (48 spokes, super trued on a Holland Lace Machine, and under $400 for the set). Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with these wheels.

BTW...I have been a long time lurker and first time poster right now and this thread is really great. You guys are really knowledgeable and supportive...ROCK ON!

A few known wheel weight limits

Rolf
Prima Vigor RS - 14/16 - none stated

The standard Vigor is 14/16; the RS is 16/20. Rolf Prima's website lists the weight limit of the RS as 230 lbs.

This wheelset was pointed out to me by my LBS, but I'm honestly not sure if, at between 200-215 lbs, I'm light enough for 'em. I feel like the Shimano WH-550's that came on my bike are too flexy, but it's hard to choose from all the options I've been reading about. Just another case of information overload, I guess.

I posted the below text in another thread before I saw this one about wheels. I would definitely appreciate any information you guys could provide:

I'm a uberclyde (350-370) and I am thinking of building a mtb commuter with a Bombshell Crusher wheelset (48 spokes, super trued on a Holland Lace Machine, and under $400 for the set). Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with these wheels.

BTW...I have been a long time lurker and first time poster right now and this thread is really great. You guys are really knowledgeable and supportive...ROCK ON!

Never heard of them. Who makes them? Sounds like a reasonable choice for you,
and the price is not bad for a 48 spoke wheelset.

Hey Late

The name of the company is Bombshell (www.bombshellparts.com (http://www.bombshellparts.com)) and they are a bmx/mtb downhill racing company. Their 48 spoke wheel set is called the Crusher and Pricepoint and I think Beyondbikes carries them. I am just worried because I don't know anyone who has actually ridden them. But they do sound good and will fit in standard front and rear mtb dropouts (100mm and 135mm respectively).

In that range, you might want to try the Neuvation M28 Aero for $289:
Neuvation Wheels (http://www.neuvationcycling.com/wheels/wheels.html)

I talked with the owner, and he said they'd be ok for me at 230lbs. He offered a money back guarantee if I wasn't satisfied.

I have those. At 260 lbs I've put over 1000 miles on them and they have only needed a slight truing once, and it wasn't even bad enough that it was unrideable.

I hadn't thought of Neuvation wheels. They look like a good option from a good guy.

Anyone use Reynolds Solitude wheels?

I have Ambrosio Excellence rims on Ultegra hubs, 32 spokes. The rims are much like Open Pro, an ounce heavier, double eyelets, black, and very nice looking. Very reliable, more classic than exotic.

Anyone use Reynolds Solitude wheels?

Not yet, but I'll have a set of the first run version of them next week after my shop finishes swapping the Camby free hub for a Shimano capatible one. The differences between mine and current version are:
-they used Hadley Hubs instead of the current KT hubs
-they are silver rims instead of black
- Sapin double butted straight pull instead of the DT Swiss spokes

So they might not be comparable to the current version but I'll let you know by the end of Feb. once I've had them on the road for a month.

But, I'm currently riding on a similar pair of Reynolds wheels - Alta Aero Comp/Race. I really like them. They are pretty light and have 30 mm deep rims. I'm almost 100 miles in so far so good for carrying my 227 lb body. They have 20 spokes on the front and 24 on the back. i don't feel any flex when I climb with them. I ride fairly light so that could also make a difference.

Thoughts on Mavic Aksiums for a 280#er? (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=384620)