Rear road wheel

[fredryc]

Hi, every bike I get I end up snapping the spokes on the rear wheel (I am 130kg at the moment). I just bought a commuter bike (2021 GIANT FASTROAD SL 1) which was within my budget. I have no idea where to start to find a rear wheel that can handle my weight. If anyone has any suggestions it would be much appreciated. Also, once I have ideas on what wheel, how do I know what size and everything will fit my bike? I look at the specs for my bike on Giant website and is not clear to me what size. Any help would be awesome, thanks.

[friz]

Find a bike shop that can build a high spoke count wheel. Loaded touring guys carry big loads al the time. If you want to go bulletproof, look at workman cycles. I have been able to get away with stock stuff at 270-300 lbs.

Sent from my SM-S906U using Tapatalk

[gudmund]

during my 'bicycling' days of the eighty's, for my 1983 ride cross the states (3091 miles=than age 29) - I assembled a set of 48 spoke wheels w/sealed Phil Wood hubs (what at that time were commonly seen being used on the 2-person tandem bicycles) and yes, they may have been - just a bit of total 'overkill' - but they also ended up being one "great" set of wheels!!!! And yes they were just a bit on the heavy side - but, there was never any broken spokes along with them ""never"" being even 'out of true'!! and they ended up being my 'touring set' of wheels for every long run ride I went on, from than on!!! (= almost '10' !!thousand miles!! rode in the 80's).... All of that cycling 'stuff' is gone now, but was told by the shop I sold everything too - that that set of wheels is still being used today by the person who bought them from the shop. ---- me today = 68 years old - never smoked w/little to no drinking and with still 'no' joint problems!!! -BUT - = am now w pacemaker along with having had open heart surgery = oh well..... at least I don't have to work any more!!!!! ............. (the ride across the states in '83 is also why I own a teardrop today = haven't (& won't) slept on the ground since Fargo,ND '83 & from that point on, every overnight bike ride after that = 'Motel6' here I come .....(which were only about $18 a nite back than................... = a 'teardrop' today!!!!!) take care

[friz]

during my 'bicycling' days of the eighty's, for my 1983 ride cross the states (3091 miles=than age 29) - I assembled a set of 48 spoke wheels w/sealed Phil Wood hubs (what at that time were commonly seen being used on the 2-person tandem bicycles) and yes, they may have been - just a bit of total 'overkill' - but they also ended up being one "great" set of wheels!!!! And yes they were just a bit on the heavy side - but, there was never any broken spokes along with them ""never"" being even 'out of true'!! and they ended up being my 'touring set' of wheels for every long run ride I went on, from than on!!! (= almost '10' !!thousand miles!! rode in the 80's).... All of that cycling 'stuff' is gone now, but was told by the shop I sold everything too - that that set of wheels is still being used today by the person who bought them from the shop. ---- me today = 68 years old - never smoked w/little to no drinking and with still 'no' joint problems!!! -BUT - = am now w pacemaker along with having had open heart surgery = oh well..... at least I don't have to work any more!!!!! ............. (the ride across the states in '83 is also why I own a teardrop today = haven't (& won't) slept on the ground since Fargo,ND '83 & from that point on, every overnight bike ride after that = 'Motel6' here I come .....(which were only about $18 a nite back than................... = a 'teardrop' today!!!!!) take care

Holy spoke count! My liquorcicle has 36 spoke wheels. Streight guage spokes and isleted double wall rims pretty bullet proof. My mountain bikes are usually 28 spoke light weight stuff. I get about 3k out of a set.

Sent from my SM-S906U using Tapatalk

[gudmund]

years ago, 36 spoke wheels were the norm - you would never see anything with less than that -unless- someone had built them with less 'themselves'. The aluminum being used in rims back than, depending on 'who it was' making it, most of the time was soft = not having the rigidity like what is being used today. There was a 'liability' issue when building a wheel with less than 36. If that is what you really wanted = they would sell you the pieces, so you could built them yourself (which is how/why I ended up learning how to build my own wheels - I ended up with my own Park Wheel Truing Stand - dishing tool - spoke tensiometer, etc.... and YES, I was than "Happy", not having to go to the shop for wheel work anymore - PS just sold it all a few weeks ago = no more interest) Back than, Asian made rims were not that good and if you were on the 'heavy side in weight' = they would go out of true much more often! than not!! - the French made rims = the "GOOD" stuff (Mavic/Wobler)...... today, most of all of it, no matter the brand = good = very rigid & very strong, which allows more distance between spokes thus being able to build wheels with less spokes = less rolling mass and along with less wind resistance!! (and let me tell you - when using that 'front' 48 spoke tandem wheel & going down a hill on a good "fast" roll = when GETTING HIT with a good blast of side wind - say from a truck passing, sometimes could get just a bit 'hairy' !! = getting knocked around (along also with 'sometimes' getting a little wind "music" thrown in - they would 'sing' every so often) = Oh the memories.................. sometimes these days = it is 'still' shocking for me, when seeing how "few" spokes there are when looking at some of 'todays' built wheels
PS -but, I LOVE them (today's) disc brakes and the 'single' front chain ring gear system's = them brakes work so much better than the old rubber pads and the 'not having' a front shifter/derailleur to deal with = so much nicer = YES!!! just shift up or down!!