Thread: Spokes Pinging
View Single Post
Old 07-18-14 | 09:29 AM
  #18  
Bill Kapaun's Avatar
Bill Kapaun
Really Old Senior Member
15 Anniversary
 
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 14,536
Likes: 1,799
From: Mid Willamette Valley, Orygun

Bikes: 87 RockHopper,2008 Specialized Globe. Both upgraded to 9 speeds. 2019 Giant Explore E+3

Originally Posted by Huskysibe
I ride paved trail that's pretty uniformly smooth. I need to drop some weight anyhow, hopefully these wheels will hold up until I can upgrade the whole bike. Thanks for your insight, I thought they may be a little low on the spoke count for my size but I hadn't ridden in over 10 years and technology changed so much so I just let him do his thing in suggesting a bike for me. Next time I will have a lot more input.
OOPS! I looked again and they state the wheels are 24/20 spokes.

I think I'd look into investing in a good set of wheels now IF they will fit your future bike.
Then, you could use them and swap onto the new bike and put the factory wheels back on this bike if you look to sell it.
I just can't see a 24 spoke rear holding up to your weight.
Bill Kapaun is online now  
Reply