Three votes for "fear not the exploding wheel!" On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Fear not. The second wheel I ever built (i.e. not built by an expert) > was a 28 hole open pro to some "specialized" branded $7 (i kid you > not) nashbar special front hub, and it's seen now 4 years of hard use > on the 3 front of three different fixed gears under a ~200 lb (+ or -) > rider (so, not being ridden "lightly") on urban, road, and mixed- > terrain rides with nary a truing needed, much less signs of impending > explosion. > > On Apr 12, 8:56 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Question for ya'll bicycle experts: I have a well built 28 spoked Open > Pro > > on the front of my "light weight" bike. I've always been worried that > it's > > going to explode on me for not having 32spokes. Am I being overly > > paranoid? I weight 175#, and have tires around 30mm on it but do take it > on > > trails and such. > > > > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Patrick in VT <psh...@drm.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > in any event, I don't think "most" people need a 32/36 spoke > > > wheelset. lighter riders would do fine on a well built 28/32, or even > > > lower spoke wheelset, especially when riding big 'ole tires. > > > > > that said; i absolutely see the value in a having a higher spoke > > > wheelset for touring, heavy duty commuting, etc. i certainly > > > appreciate the higher spoke count on my commuter wheels - especially > > > on those dark winter commutes, when the unseen cracked pavement/ > > > potholes/etc. are chomping at the wheels. > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > <rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%252bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > > scientist guy > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
