Wheel durability data-base: enter your data here:

[yzfrr11]

Please enter the following data, and I will keep a running tally - let's find out which are the most durable wheels:

1) your wheels

2) total milage on your wheels

3) how often do you need to true your wheels:
after every:
a. 10 miles
b. 100 miles
c. 1000 miles
d. 10,000 miles
e. never

4) your weight


this will be very infomative!

 

[yzfrr11]

Ksyrium SSL
7500 miles
no truing to date
155lbs

 

[dhk]

Velomax Circuit Comp
5000 miles
never trued
170 lbs.

 

[OCRoadie]

Ksyrium SSL
1000 miles
haven't needed truing yet
170 lbs

Mavic CXP33 on Specialized S Works Hubs
4000 miles
front wheel needs truing every 500 miles or so
170 lbs

 

[yzfrr11]

record/open-pro/DT14-15
20,000
rear - true every 1000 mile, broken spoke every 3000 (drive side @ elbow)
front - never trued
155lbs

 

[tanggoman]

Ksyrium Elites
3,000+ miles
never trued
155lbs

 

[dhk]

Occurred to me you should also ask people to report wheel failures and broken spokes. I've run a couple of rear wheels to failure: a Matrix ISO with a pulled nipple at around 3000 miles, and an MA-40 with a cracked rim at about 5000.

I've also had three broken spokes: two on the rear of my old 36-spoke Weinmann rims, (still on the '74 Raleigh beater) and one on the MA-40 rim which later cracked.

 

[dougal]

2004 Ksyrium SLs

5000kms

91kgs (215lb?)

No need to true

 

[Provence1971]

Campag Eurus
5000 miles
Never needed truing
185 lbs

 

[byron27]

Campagnolo Ventos

10,000 Kms (~6000 Miles?)

Back wheel truing every 1,000 miles

191lbs

 

[BikeyGuy]

!993 Campy Record hubs, 32 hole F & R
DT 14 spokes, brass nips
Campy Omega rims

20,000 mles

Front never needed to be trued
Rear trued first year after 1,000 miles (needed just a tad of tweaking)
Both perfect to date.

195 lbs.

 

[CycleFreakLS]

Shimano 7701
11K
Never
145 lbs

 

[NSM3]

AT-400
Twice in 1500 miles (Both wheels)
196lbs

 

[nick burns]

1. Mavic Module E, Mavic 192

2. Thousands on both

3. Mod E's: rear - never, front - once or twice a year (used
for commuting),

192's: rear - once after replacing a broken spoke,
front - never

4. 150lbs

 

[ltatsf]

Mavic Ksyrium ssc sl '04
Approx. 5000 miles
No problem, still true
180 lbs rider

 

[TonyBee112]

Mavic MA3 36 hole with Campagnolo Mirage hubs
10000 km (6000 ml)
occasional small tweak
64 kg (142 lb)

 

[graf zeppelin]

1. Aerolites from Dave's Wheels
(velocity rims, white industries hubs, CX Ray spokes, 18f 24r)

2.~14k miles

3. never trued - they are still perfect

4. I average 160.

 

[honk]

Mavic SSL '04
1000 Miles
Still true
158lbs

 

[JTE83]

Mavic Ksyrium SSC SL '04
1033.3 Miles
Slightly untrue both front and rear, but does not need trueing & brakes don't rub
Front wheel crashed into a curb at 20.9 mph
Rear wheel crashed into by a kid on a bike near a stoplight.
160 to 165 lbs weight

 

[byron27]

Campag Ventos

15,000 km

Rear wheel has cracks between the nipples at two locations on the G3 design, i.e. the wheel is dead so to speak.

191lbs