I did purchase the Expert over the weekend. I kept asking the sales guy about the rims and he said
that as long as I did pavement riding, he thought they were okay. When he asked the shop owner, he
disagreed. I went ahead and paid extra to swap them out and get more spokes with an even
distribution of support around the wheel. I figured that I would go ahead and do it while they would
give me some trade-in value. I was fearing what happened to you, so maybe for once in my life I made
a correct decision.
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> On 9 Apr 2003 12:49:32 -0700,
[email protected] (DSat) wrote:
>
> >Considering a Specialized Sequoia Expert. I weight approx 260 pounds. It comes with Rolf Design
> >ALX-300, 700c, alloy double wall, machined sidewalls that are the double spoke design meaning two
> >spokes together and a descent amount of space before the next pair of spokes. Should these rims
> >scare me due to my weight even if they are trued and stress relieved? If so, what can I expect
> >from the bike shop concerning swapping wheels? Should it cost more to get a wheel with a
> >satisfactory number of spokes that is stress relieved, etc, etc.? Any info appreciated.
>
>
> I own a Trek 7700 and weigh about 220 lbs. I put about 1,000 miles on the original Rolf Vector
> wheel set. However, when the bike was in for the 1,000 mile check up the rear wheel was pretty
> badly out of true. The LBS thought it was my weight. I did some investigating and found that most
> people rated my rims for around 180 lbs. However, the Trek tech representative said it should be
> ok depending on how I ride the bike (i.e. road vs. trails).
>
> The Rolf Vectors had 20 spokes in front and 24 on the rear wheel. I had a new set of wheels built
> with 36 spokes both front and rear with 4x on rear and 3x on front. I bought Bontrager Clydes for
> the rims and Shimano XTR hubs for both front and rear. I am very satisfied with the new wheels but
> they cost me about 50% of the cost of the bike when it was new. In my humble opinion I would
> recommend something with more spokes to distribute the load.
>
> I am looking at a touring type bike next because they are built to carry loads and already have
> sturdy wheel sets on them. It may be a thought for you as well.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bill