Originally Posted by
mcfry
Thanks much Greg
I'm 6'3" - 170lbs
On my Bianchi Strada I purchased an extra strength back rim ($500) and still had broken spokes. I'm on my second Trek 4500 - I broke the frame on my first one - just riding on the road!!!! My bike shop joked that I should be employed by the bike companpies to do R&D (pound the bikes). It's probably my motocross background.
I've given up the road bike and am just concentrating on the mountain bike. I curently have an old pair of Diadora mount. shoes and they have always been a little large. As you say, they're probably not stiff enough. But I still don't like the small "platform" of the spds.
Thanks again
Geez- you're a skinny feller, aren't you? I'm 6-foot-4, 220 lbs, and I ride a recumbent. I'm
really hard on wheels. I've also built my own wheels for 30 years, so I know how to build them right. I don't break spokes- usually I wear out the rims first if I don't get bored and rebuild them for the heck of it.
As to pedals, I've ridden SPD's since they came out. That's on-road and off-road. I've found that more expensive shoes have a stiffer sole, which alleviates the problem of a small platform.