Originally Posted by
vinnyvincent
I got my cheap bikes direct bike back in December. Since then I've put under 900 miles on it. After the first 100 miles I took it to get the wheels trued. Ended up paying fifty bucks because a spoke needed replaced too. About 150 miles later a spoke noise developed. I rode it for a while and it just got worse, so I had it trued again. It went away and now just this evening I notice another spoke is broken.
The wheels are alexrims R450. I weigh 200lbs now. Riding mainly on bike paths and neighborhood roads. I hop the occasional curb or run into a small pothole once on a while, but nothing too bad. I rarely stand up to pedal.
Should I keep throwing money at these wheels, or get something more durable? Am I expecting too much from the 700x28 wheels?
Those AlexRims are notorious for lower tension spokes, although potholes and curbs don't help much. I had the same wheels and when the wheels had exhausted their lifetime, they broke spokes on almost every ride. It's time to get new wheels!
