Hi all,
Little introduction for myself. I am on the bigger side than most riders: 6'4 260ish. I am a big guy, but am somewhat fit. I am just wondering how common it is for the spoke nipples to snap for us larger riders. This is my 3rd/4th one to snap in the past 6 months or so and unfortunately I was 15 miles from home and had to have someone come and pick me up due to not wanting to damage my bike any further by continuing to ride home. My LBS is very helpful and have always been willing to fix/replace the spoke nipples free of charge, but I am wondering if it's time maybe looking into getting a new rim with more spokes. I have a 2011 Raleigh Revenio 1.0 with factory rims still on it. Any suggestions, besides losing weight that is, of what I can do about this problem? Aside from myself, 2 water bottles, and a small bag to carry my cell phone in my bike isn't loaded down with a ton of extra junk. Thanks for any input you guys may be able to provide.
-Mike
Little introduction for myself. I am on the bigger side than most riders: 6'4 260ish. I am a big guy, but am somewhat fit. I am just wondering how common it is for the spoke nipples to snap for us larger riders. This is my 3rd/4th one to snap in the past 6 months or so and unfortunately I was 15 miles from home and had to have someone come and pick me up due to not wanting to damage my bike any further by continuing to ride home. My LBS is very helpful and have always been willing to fix/replace the spoke nipples free of charge, but I am wondering if it's time maybe looking into getting a new rim with more spokes. I have a 2011 Raleigh Revenio 1.0 with factory rims still on it. Any suggestions, besides losing weight that is, of what I can do about this problem? Aside from myself, 2 water bottles, and a small bag to carry my cell phone in my bike isn't loaded down with a ton of extra junk. Thanks for any input you guys may be able to provide.
-Mike