Rear Wheel Reliability
Last Spring I put together a Ribble frame (CX) Shimano 105Groupset and I bought Fulcrum racing 5LG Wheels to finish off what I hoped would be my fastest road bike yet.
The Fulcrum 5LG rear wheel has been totally unreliable, (11sp Shimano) I have broken 2 spokes and had the wheel retrued from scratch by my local bike shop which is a Fulcrum dealer. I think I may be too heavy for this type of performance wheel as I am 98KG or just under 16 stones? The Fulcrum website advises riders over 82 KG to a max of 102Kg to be cautious with these wheels, the bike shop is unsure and thinks it should be fine but I'm spending too much money on this blasted wheel. I am dissapointed as the bike has perforemed well apart from the rear wheel and I have done only just under 400 miles on this bike. Looking at low end Shimano wheels RS010 & 11 I am advised that max reliable rider weight is only 82KG!!
MY tourere has 36 spoke rear on Shimano 105 hubs (Built by Spa Cycles) and has been totally reliable for nearly 5000 miles, My Whyte Hybrid also has 36 spoke rear and has never given a problem, our Tandem had a 48spoke rear on a Shimano hub and never gave a problem..
If as I think I am too heavy for this Fulcrum LG 5 or similar low end "performance wheels" or are there any 100kg riders out there who have good reliability from similar wheels to recommend or should I just have a 36 spoke wheel bult on a cartridge bearing hub. I am not a particularly powerful rider, I will be 62 in a few weeks and ride between 50 and 150 miles a week in generally flat ish Essex countryside. Any help advice suggestions gratefully received but I don't want to spend more than £100 on a new rear wheel, I am looking for reliability.
The Fulcrum 5LG rear wheel has been totally unreliable, (11sp Shimano) I have broken 2 spokes and had the wheel retrued from scratch by my local bike shop which is a Fulcrum dealer. I think I may be too heavy for this type of performance wheel as I am 98KG or just under 16 stones? The Fulcrum website advises riders over 82 KG to a max of 102Kg to be cautious with these wheels, the bike shop is unsure and thinks it should be fine but I'm spending too much money on this blasted wheel. I am dissapointed as the bike has perforemed well apart from the rear wheel and I have done only just under 400 miles on this bike. Looking at low end Shimano wheels RS010 & 11 I am advised that max reliable rider weight is only 82KG!!
MY tourere has 36 spoke rear on Shimano 105 hubs (Built by Spa Cycles) and has been totally reliable for nearly 5000 miles, My Whyte Hybrid also has 36 spoke rear and has never given a problem, our Tandem had a 48spoke rear on a Shimano hub and never gave a problem..
If as I think I am too heavy for this Fulcrum LG 5 or similar low end "performance wheels" or are there any 100kg riders out there who have good reliability from similar wheels to recommend or should I just have a 36 spoke wheel bult on a cartridge bearing hub. I am not a particularly powerful rider, I will be 62 in a few weeks and ride between 50 and 150 miles a week in generally flat ish Essex countryside. Any help advice suggestions gratefully received but I don't want to spend more than £100 on a new rear wheel, I am looking for reliability.
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What he said. 100kg is 32 spoke rear, 28 fr in my book. I am sure some lardy boys will be along using the words bombproof and fulcrum but, in my opinion, they have just been lucky.0
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Spend a little more, get one built for you. H+Sons Archetype on (say) Shimano 5800, built 32 3x with Sapim D-Light (or Race on the DS and Laser on the NDS). About £150 built, but will last for ever and has proper cup & cone bearings so you can service and replace them without a press. Won't be especially light, but then that's not really the issue, is it?0
