Originally Posted by
snoopy20
Single was perfectly acceptable until spoke count went down. Even with your weight it would be very unlikely (IMO) to suffer any damage. More likely the frame will snap first.
It's a £240 quid bike and the Nexus 7 is worth £100, so you're getting a good alloy frame for not much money. I reckon I've spent £400 in total and it's better specced than any foldy up to 1k. It's replacing my Specialized Awol for a trip in Iceland this year.
I'm not worried about the frame snapping, as I'll most likely be 10+ lbs lighter when I start riding again. Like I said, I've destroyed 20" 36 spoke single walled rims before,...and that was at a MUCH lighter weight.
Where I live has horrible roads, and where I work is no better. Rims get destroyed around here,... Even with the value of the Nexus 7 speed IGH, it's not an inexpensive upgrade for me to have a double wall rim laced. It used to be,...but my LBS mechanic retired and moved away. It's cost prohibitive,...