Spokes keep snapping on my road bike! I suspect the weekly trips to sainsburys are taking their toll on the wheels.
Can anyone reccomend a strong 700c wheel?
Currently thinking of planet-x model c or finally getting a wheel truing stand and building one myself properly.
i've no local bike shops really, nearest is 10 miles away and a pain to get to.
campag scirroco
seem to be bullet proof and Ribble are seling them for a silly low price
a touring wheel? then swap in your light weight wheel when you want to train / ride unloaded
speak to spa cycles at harrogate they will sort you out
I've got a nice set of Mavic Open Pro Ceramics on Hope MTB hubs hand built by my local wheel crafting emporium.
I'm a luddite, I can't entertain these pre built wheels, even spangly high end efforts........
went for a 36 spoked mavic open pro on tiagra hub in the end from parkers
can't be bothered with wheel swappage etc.. Problem with a touring wheel is they seem to be designed for bigger tyres and i've got some close clearance full length mudguards on.
Touring wheel with a Mavic rim. I run a Mavic A3?? on a shimano dynamo hub on my do anything bike with a 700x25 Vittoria Rubino and mudguards, works OK clearance wise.
If you're snapping spokes regularly then consider a new wheelbuilder, they shouldn't break that often!
ive open pro on my cx and have banged it all over and its been fine also have them on the road bike. great rims .
American Classic Hurricanes or failing that Ambrosio Nemesis rims onto a hub of your choice
I got a couple of touring wheels for my tricross built by the aforementioned spa cycles and they are spot on - shimano hubs of some sort with sputnik rims.
Handbuilt without a doubt. Ambrosio Excellence rims on whatever hub meets your budget.
Ambrosio are always stronger pound-for-pound vs Mavic.
I have a set of Excellights (the lighter version) on my winter bike, a set of Nemesis (super strong, the benchmark rim, but tubular only) on my CX bike and have run Excellence in the past. Great rims. Not as flashy loking as a set of factory builts, but generally lighter, stronger and more easily repaired.
No matter how I equip the rest of my bikes, I always use handbuilt wheels. They are completely bespoke, and the sum of the parts is usually better than the factory built alternative.
My Ultegra wheels are taking a serious pounding at the moment, my 15st and horrendous roads around me and they haven't budged. A few times I've thought ooouuuuccchhh that's a new wheel pothole I've just hit!
I use Mavic speedcity wheels on my commute. Pretty bullet proof
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