If you were to build a bike for a 300lbs person what would you recommend for a frame and wheels?

And I don't tell me Skyway Tuff wheels they don't make 700cc wheels
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36 spoke Mavic CXP 33's laced 4-cross to Phil double-fixed hubs.

tandem rims

Tandem rims sound good.

Maybe a Pake frame? Those things are apparently burly as ****.

i ride aeroheads and xl-240's with no problem, I do bunnyhops on the aeroheads. I'm 270, I don't think 30 pounds more would require insane rims, 400, yes, 300, nah.

ps, you might want to post this in the clydesdale forum...

Any touring or CX rim 36h 3x. Double-butted spokes, brass nipples.

yeah, you're right. tandem rim's probably overkill.

36h 3x by a good builder should be pretty much polonium-proof.

Two.

karate monkey

the biggest number, then add a zero on the end of that.

Any reasonable quality steel frame should be able to handle 300lbs. 36 spoke wheels should be plenty. Zero dish wheels are much stronger than a geared wheel, so looking at tandem wheels would be overkill IMO.

4 cross aren't necessarily stronger. The wheel will be the strongest when the spokes are at a right angle to a line drawn between the spoke hold and the center of the axle. Depending on the number of spokes, diameter of the hub flange, and the size of the wheel, it can vary from 2 cross to 4 cross.

I'm 250+. At that weight, with reasonable fitness, you have enough power to cancel out ounces of weight savings. I'd alway used 36 cross 3 or more for reliability, but have found on a fixie because of the zero dish, 14 gauge cross three 32 hole is just fine. I have one of those internet Mercier Kilos that I've heard alot of folks bagging on due to hubs and rims, and they've been bulletproof for over a year of hard riding. Mid range older steel bikes make great fixies and even geared with the original 5 or 6 speed freewheels have proven quite durable, especially if a little fatter tires can be used. Because they're narrower in the rear, there's usually more clearance, keeping those giant feet from slapping the chainstays. I like bikes from the late 60's to 80's, like early Raleighs, Treks, or Bridgestones. Tire clearance is usually the biggest issue.

i only have like 3 lbs near my apartment, it must be sweet to have 300 to choose from(how do they all stay in business?)

I guess I'm just old school with my Abbreviations

u really need to stop txt msging so much.

but really, I did LOL.

my cellphone can't send text messages, lbs is bike forums speak for local bike shop, it was a joke, sorry i'm not funny

being heavy / big sucks.

you small folks don't know how easy you have it.

no, you were funny.
I did laugh out loud(LOL)

ladies tend to dig tall guys, also your bridgestone is sweet

At first I didn't get it until I read this, but I giggled.

I'm at about 290 (down from 320) and haven't had any problems. I think any decent bike with at least 32-spoke wheels (preferably 36-spoke, though) should work fine.

And Soyboy, I thought your joke was funny.

oh i get it, wonk wonk....

I started riding fixed at 330lbs. Frame was a 81 Schwinn LeTour, my wheel was a Suzue Basic 32 laced to a Sun Rhynolite CR18. 700x28 Tires. I wouldn't recommend that hub, I later found out it is only rated for a 135lb rider, but it never failed on me.

If you go for a conversion, replaced the pedals. I used the originial ones from the LeTour, and I broke them off accellerating from a traffic light. I still have a scar on my side from bouncing off the road, but the road rash on my arms only took a few months to heal.

how has no-one mentioned this?

AEROSPOKE