Hey
I am living in China right now and have limited access to bike parts as my LBS are pretty understocked or stocked with ****. I am a big guy, around 280 pounds and I love cycle touring. My main problem is I always get broken spokes on my back wheel whenever I ride loaded. The wheel I have just now is a factory standard set up, 700c with a shimano hub and I replaced all the spokes with DT Swiss spokes. Since doing that I haven't had much bother with the back wheel although it does go out of true quite easily.
My question is this, if I were to build a new rear wheel, what do you think of the following components and will they hold up to a big guy like myself:-
Sun Swift Sl1 36 hole deep section rim (about 25 usd)
Shimano Deore rear hub 36 hole (also about 25usd) or Shimano XT 36 hole (about 40 usd)
DT Swiss Spokes
Any feedback is much appreciated.
(In before buy online and ship to China, I don't have a credit card to facilitate this)
I am living in China right now and have limited access to bike parts as my LBS are pretty understocked or stocked with ****. I am a big guy, around 280 pounds and I love cycle touring. My main problem is I always get broken spokes on my back wheel whenever I ride loaded. The wheel I have just now is a factory standard set up, 700c with a shimano hub and I replaced all the spokes with DT Swiss spokes. Since doing that I haven't had much bother with the back wheel although it does go out of true quite easily.
My question is this, if I were to build a new rear wheel, what do you think of the following components and will they hold up to a big guy like myself:-
Sun Swift Sl1 36 hole deep section rim (about 25 usd)
Shimano Deore rear hub 36 hole (also about 25usd) or Shimano XT 36 hole (about 40 usd)
DT Swiss Spokes
Any feedback is much appreciated.
(In before buy online and ship to China, I don't have a credit card to facilitate this)