New Wheelset Required
 

New to the forum...Hope y'all can help...I am 6'-3", 250 lbs almost all muscle and a decent rider. I have a CANNONDALE SYNAPSE CARBON SRAM RIVAL DISC (2015) with Fulcrum Racing Sport Disc, 700C wheelset. Recently I have had a spaight of broken spokes during rides, usually while torquing too hard. Am I in need of a new wheelset for my weight and strength? If so, with the disc braking system I currently have, which wheelset would be a good fit for my scenario? Thanks for the help!

call a custom builder like PSIMET, probably your best bet imho

Yeah, if you're breaking Fulcrum disk wheels, you are going to want to go custom. I doubt there are many Disc options designed to handle your weight and size. You will probably want some 32 spoke, 3x-laced disc wheels.

If you don't want to go custom, look into Cyclocross specific wheelsets. They are designed to be a bit beefier due to their off-road use.

Since this is a relatively new bike, have you considered checking to see if your dealer can help you out? Assuming you bought new, they should have some obligation to help you out, even if it is by offering you a discount an a better set of wheels.

As you describe yourself, you are built like Schwarzenegger at this prime, or at least like a pro wrestler. If you bought that bike yourself in person, you would think the shop would have said something or maybe steered you towards a sturdier set of wheels to begin with.

In any case wheels are wheels, although obviously you need to get a disc wheelset to go on a disc brake bike, and make sure it is 11-speed compatible (not an issue with most current wheels but something to consider if you buy used or NOS).

I got a pair of PSImet wheels this summer they are fantastic

How much did that run you? I only need a rear...Do they sell them singular or is it always a pair?

It was a discussion we had for sure...Have had the same discussion with all of my bikes aside the Langster. This is the first bike season I have continued to lift heavily so that may be a contributing factor...Not sure.

The strongest wheelsets while remaining light weight (under 1500g) all have weight limits of about 195lbs to about 220lbs. The strongest I've seen can do 240lbs.

So yeah, might have to say go custom.

Breaking spokes isn't necessarily related to your size or strength. A wheel without even spoke tension could also be the culprit.

Why not have the wheel re-laced with high quality spokes and give the wheel another chance?

Weight limits are based the spoke pulling through the wheel, not the tensile strength of the spoke.

here's a link to the pricing page. Road Wheels - PSIMET Custom Wheels They start at 629ish for a pair. I bought the A200's with the extra spokes. They are a small store front kind of place and do lots of custom work so I'm sure they's do a single wheel for you.

You may want to just rebuild the wheel(s) you have with new spokes.

Assuming the rims are still true and the spoke holes aren't destroyed, getting new spokes and the entire wheel properly built and tensioned by a pro, will probably solve your problem permanently for $100ish, and may even be done by the LBS under warranty. But you need a good wheel builder, not just any LBS mechanic.

sage advice.

I recently put a set of Zipp 30 Course disc on my CD bike. Pretty sure they can handle a 250# rider.

Reynolds and Easton do not have rider weight limits on crabon wheels.