Wheel recommendation for heavily loaded bike.

[Barry McCullagh]

Hi,
I am currently looking for a new rear wheel for a mountain bike. Im
6'1, 220 pounds cycling over 100km per week to and form college.
However, I am also a thrower and sometimes (once or twice a week
during the summer and occasionly during the winter) need to carry 2 or
3 discus
(at 2kg each) and the occasional shot put (at 16lbs). The roads in
question are pretty poor, Irish roads, so it involves riding over big
potholes, bumps etc. I also carry a change of clothes, some lunch,
waterproofs, tube, repair kit etc with me, totaling about 35-40
pounds.

I know people have asked about rear wheels for heavy riders, but Im
not sure if my requirements are the same as theirs. Shots and discs
dont absorb the shock like a body, they just slam down on the back
wheel after a bump. I have been looking at some cross country/downhill
rims, (Mavic 517, 519, 521, Sun Mammoth and similar). I know they are
strong and will withstand the impacts, but will they be strong enough
to take the constant load. I was also looking at touring rims - never
having toured on a bike, do people normally carry that weight of gear
with them?

Also, I was hoping somebody could explain the advantages of more
expensive hubs - lighter, stronger, and or
anything else?

When I do decide on rim and hub, is there anyone from Dublin, Ireland
who can recommend a good lbs? Merlincycles in the UK have some good
offers, can anyone comment on their wheel building ability?

I originally posted this in rec.bicicyles.tech and people suggested
the following:
-> Xpost here
-> Mavic d521 with DT competition 14/15DB spokes and an XT hub
-> Sun Rhino Lite/Bontranger Mustangs with Chris King or similar Hub.

As this is a bike I use for commuting only, it has 26x1.5 semi-slick
tyres on it. Will this tyre size fit the above rims (I know the mavic
site doesnt list it for the D521).


Many Thanks,
Barry
--

PS i originally posted this in rec.bike.tech, and it was suggested I
post here aswell.

[Shawn Curry]

Barry McCullagh wrote:
> Hi,
> I am currently looking for a new rear wheel for a mountain bike. Im
> 6'1, 220 pounds cycling over 100km per week to and form college.
> However, I am also a thrower and sometimes (once or twice a week
> during the summer and occasionly during the winter) need to carry 2 or
> 3 discus
> (at 2kg each) and the occasional shot put (at 16lbs). The roads in
> question are pretty poor, Irish roads, so it involves riding over big
> potholes, bumps etc. I also carry a change of clothes, some lunch,
> waterproofs, tube, repair kit etc with me, totaling about 35-40
> pounds.
>
> I know people have asked about rear wheels for heavy riders, but Im
> not sure if my requirements are the same as theirs. Shots and discs
> dont absorb the shock like a body, they just slam down on the back
> wheel after a bump. I have been looking at some cross country/downhill
> rims, (Mavic 517, 519, 521, Sun Mammoth and similar). I know they are
> strong and will withstand the impacts, but will they be strong enough
> to take the constant load. I was also looking at touring rims - never
> having toured on a bike, do people normally carry that weight of gear
> with them?
>
> Also, I was hoping somebody could explain the advantages of more
> expensive hubs - lighter, stronger, and or
> anything else?
>
> When I do decide on rim and hub, is there anyone from Dublin, Ireland
> who can recommend a good lbs? Merlincycles in the UK have some good
> offers, can anyone comment on their wheel building ability?
>
> I originally posted this in rec.bicicyles.tech and people suggested
> the following:
> -> Xpost here
> -> Mavic d521 with DT competition 14/15DB spokes and an XT hub
> -> Sun Rhino Lite/Bontranger Mustangs with Chris King or similar Hub.
>
> As this is a bike I use for commuting only, it has 26x1.5 semi-slick
> tyres on it. Will this tyre size fit the above rims (I know the mavic
> site doesnt list it for the D521).
>
>
> Many Thanks,
> Barry
> --
>
> PS i originally posted this in rec.bike.tech, and it was suggested I
> post here aswell.

Get a BOB and some lighter wheels :-)
http://www.bicycletrailers.com/bob-ibex.shtml

[Clyde_in_TN]

Barry McCullagh wrote:
> Hi,
> I am currently looking for a new rear wheel for a mountain bike. Im
> 6'1, 220 pounds cycling over 100km per week to and form college.
> However, I am also a thrower and sometimes (once or twice a week
> during the summer and occasionly during the winter) need to carry 2 or
> 3 discus
> (at 2kg each) and the occasional shot put (at 16lbs). The roads in
> question are pretty poor, Irish roads, so it involves riding over big
> potholes, bumps etc. I also carry a change of clothes, some lunch,
> waterproofs, tube, repair kit etc with me, totaling about 35-40
> pounds.

Look at "Tandem" wheels. wheels meant for Tandem bikes.
High spoke-count..... built like a brick-sh!t-house

[Shawn Curry]

>>Get a BOB and some lighter wheels :-)
>>http://www.bicycletrailers.com/bob-ibex.shtml
>>
>
>
> Thanks for reposting the ENTIRE message for your two line reply.
>
> Josh

Still Using that 9.6 kb modem?

[Stephen Baker]

bomba says:

>Subject: Re: Wheel recommendation for heavily loaded bike.
>From: bomba
>Date: 8/9/03 11:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time
>Message-id: >
>
>Shawn Curry wrote:
>
>>> Thanks for reposting the ENTIRE message for your two line reply.
>>>
>>> Josh
>>
>>
>> Still Using that 9.6 kb modem?
>
>Not the point, it's just annoying to scroll through pages of stuff that
>we've already read to read a two-line reply.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Yup! Uh-huh....

[D T W .../\\...]

Rather than mess with the bike, take a look at an aluminium frame rucksack
and specialize it for carrying your gear,

Would make for a hell of an endo yikes &^@(&#

If you really want a new wheel, I'd vote for Sun Rhyno Lites with a Shimano
XT hub. They are readily available here in the US for a reasonable price.

I would assume you can get them there for a good $$ - not sure you could
get the 1.5 tire on it though. Check with your dealer. Maybe get a bigger
tire? It would help.

You could buy 3/4 of these wheels for what you'll pay for a CK wheel.

DTW .../\.../\.../\...

I've spent most of my money on mountain biking and windsurfing.
The rest I've just wasted.

[Mark Hickey]

(Barry McCullagh) wrote:

>Hi,
>I am currently looking for a new rear wheel for a mountain bike. Im
>6'1, 220 pounds cycling over 100km per week to and form college.
>However, I am also a thrower and sometimes (once or twice a week
>during the summer and occasionly during the winter) need to carry 2 or
>3 discus
>(at 2kg each) and the occasional shot put (at 16lbs). The roads in
>question are pretty poor, Irish roads, so it involves riding over big
>potholes, bumps etc. I also carry a change of clothes, some lunch,
>waterproofs, tube, repair kit etc with me, totaling about 35-40
>pounds.

If I were you, I'd look for a deep rim (~30mm) like the Velocity
Deep-V and build it up with an XT hub and 36 14-15 butted spokes,
three cross. That'll give you plenty of strength, a relatively light
wheel, and won't cost a fortune either. The deeper rim will flex less
under the load, and will better distribute the load to more spokes.
Just make sure and keep plenty of pressure in those tires so the rim
never bottoms out.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $695 ti frame

[Mark \(UK\)]

"Barry McCullagh" > wrote in message
om...

> When I do decide on rim and hub, is there anyone from Dublin, Ireland
> who can recommend a good lbs? Merlincycles in the UK have some good
> offers, can anyone comment on their wheel building ability?

Yep, they built my current XC wheelset to my exact spec and I can't fault
them for anything. Good service too, friendly people to match good prices!
Wheels are still perfectly true after 18 months of abuse on the trails. Mine
are Mavic 519s on Deore hubs, but I don't lug all that throwing equipment so
I can't comment on there load bearing ability!

Good luck.
Mark

[Barry McCullagh]

Hi all,
thanks for your recommendations - Im going to go have a chat with some
of the bike shops and see what they say. I'll consider getting a
trailer, but given that drivers dont even give you enough space for a
bike, a trailer may cause me different problems.

Thanks,
Barry

[Shaun Rimmer]

Stephen Baker > wrote in message
...
> bomba says:
>
> >Subject: Re: Wheel recommendation for heavily loaded bike.
> >From: bomba

> >> Still Using that 9.6 kb modem?
> >
> >Not the point, it's just annoying to scroll through pages of stuff that
> >we've already read to read a two-line reply.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> Yup! Uh-huh....

And for once, the Baker dude actually quoted something of the original -
fookane merackle!


Shaun aRe

[Stephen Baker]

Rimmer says:

>And for once, the Baker dude actually quoted something of the original -
>fookane merackle!

I hate to have to be the first one to blow a raspberry at you so soon after
your honeymoon, but someone has to...

PPPPPPPPPFFFFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!

hehe

steve

[Shaun Rimmer]

Stephen Baker > wrote in message
...
> Rimmer says:
>
> >And for once, the Baker dude actually quoted something of the original -
> >fookane merackle!
>
> I hate to have to be the first one to blow a raspberry at you so soon
after
> your honeymoon,

You lie - you just couldn't wait!

> but someone has to...
>
> PPPPPPPPPFFFFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> hehe
>
> steve

That was an old dried up raspberry with mildew on it, dude ',;~P~````````

Just thought it was ironic, that in a bit of a thread concerning snipping,
you for once didn't snip _all_ previous content - class ',;~}~



Shaun aRe

[Stephen Baker]

SR says:

>Just thought it was ironic, that in a bit of a thread concerning snipping,
>you for once didn't snip _all_ previous content - class ',;~}~

You're right - pure class.. ;-)

Steve

[Shaun Rimmer]

Stephen Baker > wrote in message
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> SR says:
>
> >Just thought it was ironic, that in a bit of a thread concerning
snipping,
> >you for once didn't snip _all_ previous content - class ',;~}~
>
> You're right - pure class.. ;-)
>
> Steve

Oooops! Sorry, it appears I typed all
Chinese-ie..........heheheh.............


Shaun aRe