Originally Posted by
clink83
If you're breaking spokes and 400 lbs, you are probably too heavy for your rim. Heavy riders (and I'm talking 200lbs+) are often heavy enough to deform the rim under the bike, which causes the bottom spokes to flex(which causes fatigue and eventually breaks them) or to unscrew. You can retension the rim all you want, but if your rim is deforming you will keep having problems.
I am not quite sure I follow you, all the spokes receive even cycles of flex so would they all break at the same time? I ride lots of different wheels and while I have had my share of broke spokes I think it has more to do with riding style and the quality of the starting product. when I was younger and hit every pothole and cranks in the road I had lots of trouble with my wheels. as I got be a smoother rider and rode better hand built wheels I broke less spokes. but I think is was as much change in riding style then the wheels.
llmercll: what kind of bike and wheels do you have?
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