Originally Posted by
ColonelSanders
Sorry, I did not explain things well.
Let's start with these parameters and pick a rear wheel
With you so far.
In order to be able to proceed with a rim with 32 spokes, you have to choose a rim they deem to be a 5 out of 5 for strength, if you chose a 4 out of 5, you get the below
I’m not seeing any “x out of 5” rating. I do see pull down menus that say certain drillings aren’t approved.
Only when you choose a 5 out of 5 for strength rim, do they let you proceed. So for them, rim strength matters a lot in their wheel builds, if you are a demanding user.
That limitation is not something that seems to come from the manufacturers as evidenced by DT Swiss’ weight limits for the entire wheel. It’s not clear from DT’s website if the 110kg limit is for a wheel set or for an individual wheel. Even for just a wheel set that’s a very high limit in terms of strength. If it’s for a wheel, the load would be 2 x 110 kg or somewhere around 500 lbs. That’s motorcycle territory.
But back to Wheelbuilder Pro’s limitations, I believe that those are limitations related to their liability rather than a actual physical limit. Barring impact with a car, rims of any kind seldom fail. Even going out of true is a spoke issue, not a rim issue.I’ve used Mavic XC-717 rims (26”, 395g) for ages under hard riding conditions. Some of my XC-717 rims are more than 15 years old. I’m not a little guy and I use these wheels for bikepacking as well. I’ve never had a rim actually fail under use…including hard drops and landing jumps.