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03-13-05, 04:52 PM
I've a wheel set with standard 700c mavic rims and 28-spoke hubs. IF (and I realize this is a BIG "if,") I put 28mm tires on these wheels and treat them gently, will they be sufficiently robust to handle my 250# body and the 23#(?) bike above them?
I'm thinking that the tires would absorb much of the road stress that the rims would normally have to cope with. The topmost spokes would still need to "hang" all the weight of the bike & rider, though, and rotational stresses would be severe on the cog side of the rear wheel.
Would it help enough if I tied the spokes at the outmost cross?
I realize that deep-v rims with more spokes would make a stronger wheel, but I'm trying to cheap out here until I dump some more fat.
Another immediately viable alternative is to shop yard sales for older bikes with more spokes & just swap out.
Thoughts? Thanks!
I'm thinking that the tires would absorb much of the road stress that the rims would normally have to cope with. The topmost spokes would still need to "hang" all the weight of the bike & rider, though, and rotational stresses would be severe on the cog side of the rear wheel.
Would it help enough if I tied the spokes at the outmost cross?
I realize that deep-v rims with more spokes would make a stronger wheel, but I'm trying to cheap out here until I dump some more fat.
Another immediately viable alternative is to shop yard sales for older bikes with more spokes & just swap out.
Thoughts? Thanks!