Will this rear wheel do the job?
02-15-07, 08:13 PM
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Will this rear wheel do the job?
I'll be towing a B.O.B. only (no rackl/panniers) across the U.S.
Will this rear wheel do the job?
Mavic MA2 32h rim
Phil Wood touring hub, FW 130mm OLN
DT 14/15 (32)
Condition, excellent. Approx. 3,000 miles
Rider weigt, 165
Thanks for weighing in on this.
Will this rear wheel do the job?
Mavic MA2 32h rim
Phil Wood touring hub, FW 130mm OLN
DT 14/15 (32)
Condition, excellent. Approx. 3,000 miles
Rider weigt, 165
Thanks for weighing in on this.
02-15-07, 08:26 PM
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I weigh 50 pounds more than you and have never broken a 32 spoke wheel. I think you are fine.
That said I prefer higher spoke counts not because they are necesarry, but because mechanical problen in the middle of nowhere are better ruled out with a touring bike in my opinion. However even with that philosophy I think you are fine with a bob. If this is a 26" MA2 then you are good to go for loaded touring.
That said I prefer higher spoke counts not because they are necesarry, but because mechanical problen in the middle of nowhere are better ruled out with a touring bike in my opinion. However even with that philosophy I think you are fine with a bob. If this is a 26" MA2 then you are good to go for loaded touring.
02-16-07, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by sisddwg
Reassuring, Peterpan1. Thanks.
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Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
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Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
02-16-07, 03:21 PM
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The MA3s crack a lot more than the 2s. I'd still be using MA2s if I could get them,
