Stronger Wheels for Heavier Riders?

Those wheels should be absolutely fine if they are correctly built. Even for your weight. Have a reputable wheelbuilder check em out.

Happy riding!

Powerful Pete said:

Those wheels should be absolutely fine if they are correctly built. Even for your weight. Have a reputable wheelbuilder check em out.

Happy riding!

Agree with Pete's good advice here. A well-built wheel with the right spokes and OP rims should hold up a long time with no broken spokes or adjustments needed. If you have a good local wheelbuilder, I'd take the wheels in and have them rebuilt.

Believe the OEMs have figured out that they can save money on wheels and still look good on the spec sheets....105/OP certainly sounds like a quality wheel on paper.

Eric22 said:

Hello, I currently own a Giant OCR 3 Road Bike with Shimano 105 Open Mavic Pro Rims. I just broke another spoke today riding it when I got it back from the bike shop for a previously broken spoke. My wheels never stay true even if I don't break anything for longer than a week. I was wondering if they were any wheels that would be strong enough for a rider around 220 pounds. I was looking at Spinergy's Rev-X since they dont use spokes on it, would they do any good? I'm looking for something not very expensive that I can use. Thank You.

Try Campy Proton's. I weigh 230 and after about 1,800 miles so far, they are still perfect. I hit a nasty hole today with both the front and rear and they didn't even flinch. They are lighter than OP's (which I have broken spokes with myself) and at $419 a set, they're a great value.

You need strong rims plenty of spokes and more importantly a good wheel builder. In many cases constant spoke breaking and wheels going out of true is caused by incorrect and uneven spoke tension. Don't wast your time with just any bike mechanic, get onto a proper wheel builder who can advise you on the right weels for your conditions and build them so they don't break.

Kind Regards, Jay.

PS. Plenty of off the shelf stuff like the stronger Campagnolo wheels are good although I've never heard anything good about Spinergy.

PPS One of the best wheels quotes ever... I think it was Bontrager himself..

"Strong, Light, Cheep.... Pick any two"

My .02....

Find a good wheel builder. Whether you use your current rims and hubs, or have all new wheels built--handbuilt wheels by a knowledgeable builder will most likely outlast anything that comes right out of the box.

That being said, I would highly recommend www.oddsandendos.com. I just bought a set of wheels from Mike, and after talking to many of his previous and satisfied customers, he helped me to decide on my current wheelset, and all while giving me excellent customer service and a great price to begin with. I purchased a wheelset with DT RR1.1 rims, 28 Wheelsmith AE15 bladed spokes in front, 32 Wheelsmith XE14 spokes in the rear, around Speedcific hubs. Total cost to my door with next day shipping was under $375--and these wheels were built with my weight (~230lbs), and riding style, and road conditions in mind.

Eric22 said:

Hello, I currently own a Giant OCR 3 Road Bike with Shimano 105 Open Mavic Pro Rims. I just broke another spoke today riding it when I got it back from the bike shop for a previously broken spoke. My wheels never stay true even if I don't break anything for longer than a week. I was wondering if they were any wheels that would be strong enough for a rider around 220 pounds. I was looking at Spinergy's Rev-X since they dont use spokes on it, would they do any good? I'm looking for something not very expensive that I can use. Thank You.

You do not want to use the Spinergy's because you are probably above there weight limit.

otherworld said:

"Strong, Light, Cheep.... Pick any two"

My wheels are strong, light and say quack!

Eric22 said:

Hello, I currently own a Giant OCR 3 Road Bike with Shimano 105 Open Mavic Pro Rims. I just broke another spoke today riding it when I got it back from the bike shop for a previously broken spoke. My wheels never stay true even if I don't break anything for longer than a week. I was wondering if they were any wheels that would be strong enough for a rider around 220 pounds. I was looking at Spinergy's Rev-X since they dont use spokes on it, would they do any good? I'm looking for something not very expensive that I can use. Thank You.

100 kg is the Mavic specified rider weight limit for Open Pro rims. You are pushing that limit, but I don't think you need to change rims or hubs... or maybe even spokes.
Have a quality wheel builder stress relieve all the spokes and check for proper tension... and adjust as needed. If the problem persists, you may want to start over with new Double butted quality spokes from Sapim or DT 14/15 DB is a good universal product in Sapim Race or DT Competition.
What spokes do you have now?
If you plink all you front spokes, do they all have nearly the same tone?
All they nearly all the same on the right rear?
Left rear will be significantly lower in tone, but they should all be very close in tone to each other.
How is the spoke alignment?
Do the spokes follow a straight line from hub hole to rim hole... with a small bend at the crossing?
Can you slide a 20 weight piece of paper between the hub flange and the spoke near the elbow.. if so you should correct it to the point where the spoke follows the contour of the hub to keep the elbow (J-Bend) from being an unsupported bend. Unsupported bends are where a very high percentage of spokes break.
I have ridden over 250,000 miles and it took me a while to determine what makes qualitiy wheels. I have now built over 1,000 wheels and repaired a like number.