dodgeboy8888

so as title says i am looking for new wheels. i am a super Clyde @325lbs

what would you think of these wheels ? or any suggestion ?



thx in advance

sstorkel

I can't make out anything from the picture you attached; even the full-sized version is very small. What are the specs?

dodgeboy8888

as i think pic is not very clear
-dt swiss rr-585 wheel 32 h
-shimano ultegra hubs
-sapim strong j bend black spokes
-lacing 3 cross
-sapim polyax 14mm 14 gauge black brass nipple

total price $540

Podagrower

Looks like Prowheelbuilder.com? I just got a rear wheel from them, and I was brutally honest about weight and abuse the wheel would see. I trust their judgement, hopefully I have bought my last rear wheel ever.

dr_lha

At your weight, I would go for 36h to be safe. However, I don't think that they have those rims in that drilling. I would speak to the guy at ProWheelBuilder for advice, personally.

cyclist2000

at your weight, it would be like me (I'm 230) plus a full load for touring. I would look at fully loaded touring wheels, 36 or 40 spokes, Phil Wood hubs. Adding a few ounces doesn't matter to me, I want bulletproof.

That said I do have some road wheels that have 18 (front) and 27 (rear) but these aren't doing heavy loads just my 230 lbs.

APBurner

This is what I am getting on the bike I am having built. 40 Stainless steel spokes should be good for me.
Legendary Sun Ringle - Rhyno Lite double walled/eyeleted rims, 40 hole: (retail $35 each rim)
Amazon.com : SunRingle Sun Rhyno Lite 700c 40h Black Rim w/ Silver sides, Presta valve : Bike Rims : Sports & Outdoors
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dt-swiss 14 quage stainless black spokes 40 (retail $75 box of 100)
dt-swiss 14 quage black brass nipples (retail $56 box of 100)
https://www.amazon.com/DT-Swiss-Champ...5HO?th=1&psc=1
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Wheelmaster sealed cartridge bearing rear hub, high flange 40 hole, 8,9,10-speed sealed. (Retail $45)
Wheel Master Alloy SF Tandem Rear Hub - 40H, 135mm, 9-Speed Cassette, Sealed, QR, Black
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Wheelmaster sealed cartridge bearing front hub, high flange 40 hole, sealed. (Retail $35)
Wheel Master Front Tandem Hub, 40h, Black

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CST Rubber's Premium line, called the expedium. Either they are Schwalbe Marathon copies or the actual producers. (Retail $24 a piece)
XPEDIUM C1880

dodgeboy8888

Yes got the quote from Their website

dr_lha

You had me scratching my head there for a bit wondering who CST is. OK, it's Cheng Shin. They don't make Schwalbe tires (they're made in Indonesia), so what you're getting are copies. I knew Cheng Shin sold as Maxxis, but I've never heard of this "CST" branding before.

APBurner

They don't have the brand printed on them. But the guy has a set of Schwalbe Marathons only slightly to big for my bike but they look identical except for size.

oddjob2

Worth the experiment at $125 a set.

Vuelta Corsa HD Road Wheelset

dodgeboy8888

for sure price is interresting but been reading mix reviews on them ? Was hoping That by getting them custom built would be pretty much bullet proof

Guess i Will keep on reading

doolitcd

I have the Vuelta corsa HD's. I haven't put a lot of miles on them yet since I just got them, but so far I am very impressed. They are hand built, and arrived true and with the hubs and adjusted perfectly, spoke tension felt even as well.

dr_lha

I personally have had bad luck with Vuelta wheelsets, I'm not a fan.

However, I would say that the biggest negative with these wheels is that they are super heavy.

Podagrower

I bought a set of Vuelta Zerolite for my wife's bike. It takes talent to make a set of 32 spoke aluminum wheels weigh as much as a set of 20 year old 36 spoke steel wheels, but Vuelta managed to do it. Now, with that said, I ride a lot with somebody who has a set of Vuelta Corsa Pros with a buttload of miles on them and they are perfectly happy.

APBurner

As I said I am new to the biking game. So weight does not concern me a whole bunch just yet. I will ride this bike for a year or so and see if it fits my needs. It will be bullet proof and that is what I was looking for when I had him build it. My weight should be down some in a year also so there is that. I am 270 right now. but loosing slowly.

dr_lha

Buy crap and you end up buying twice.

APBurner

I said I am new. I suspect everybody had to start somewhere. And I also suspect that everyone makes mistakes. But saying I am buying crap is pretty much a useless and non helpful thing to say. I have very little use for someone that types mean things just to be mean.
Thank you

PatrickR400

Some don't feel the need to nuance their opinions; that is the Internet for you.

My comment would be that product that look alike may not behave the same. That being said, if the price differential compensates for the durability, and the product is not intrinsically flawed/dangerous, more power to you.

dim

get a surly pugsley bike for starters

dr_lha

It wasn't meant to be mean. I'm not sure why you would think it was. Succinct maybe. In my opinion Vuelta makes low quality wheel sets. I have owned a set. They broke. I ended up having to buy again to replace them. Therefore I would never advise another person to buy them.

APBurner

dr_lha OK I miss understood and apologize. I figured that a 40 spoke wheel would hold up very well and I am getting it for a decent price. So we shall see.
As for the pugsley. I am looking for more of a road bike ish hybrid. I will not be doing any trail riding with it and will maybe do an occasional gravel road. I find the gravel roads here in Kentucky to be in pretty good shape and many times they end up being better than the paved one. Lol. by the way that is some beautiful land you are biking through.

dr_lha

Ok. Good luck then! I know many others have been happy with them.