Thought I’d chime in as well. Most of my wheel sets have been built by me the last few years. Always 32h I’m 6,1 and spent most of the last 5 years between 215 and 245. I have only broken one spoke in those 5 years and it was one of those fat aluminum Industry 9 spokes on a mountain bike, not built by me. Not saying it has anything to do with build quality either. Sapim double butted 2.0/1.8 32h, just love ‘em.
Rob in NW Ar On Monday, October 25, 2021 at 4:25:24 PM UTC-5 fraze...@gmail.com wrote: > Chiming in. > > As a Clydesdale that "rides light" and chooses to buy quality wheels when > I don't have them built for me, I have never had in issue with 32 spokes, > ever...even loaded with bike packing gear. > > In agreement with Eric and Bill. > > > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 12:27 PM Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Adding onto Eric's correct comments. I'd say the rider technique has a >> lot to do with the reliability of wheels also. Some riders just seem to >> know how to ride light. Others simply don't. There are light weight >> riders who destroy wheels because they don't know how to ride, or they do >> know and just choose to ride in a way that is harder on wheels. There are >> clydesdales who do just fine with low spoke count wheels because they know >> what they are doing. I think of it in the same way you observe horse >> riders. Some people just seem to glide along, and others ride a horse like >> a bag of meal. >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> On Monday, October 25, 2021 at 11:15:47 AM UTC-7 campyo...@me.com wrote: >> >>> In my experience, the quality of the rim and spokes and the skill of the >>> wheelbuilder matter much more than the spoke count. A well-made 32-spoke >>> wheel will outlive a cheap 36-spoke wheel any day. >>> >>> I’ve ended up with several bikes with 36-spoke wheels, but more by >>> chance than design. I ride on some “classic” hubs that were made at a time >>> when 36 was the standard. >>> >>> --Eric N >>> >>> On Oct 25, 2021, at 11:05 AM, George Schick <bhi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Lately I've noticed that many suppliers aren't offering any 36 hole >>> rims or hubs, as though they're going by the wayside. A quick check into >>> the Phil Wood website shows they're only offering 36 hole in a few models. >>> And another check into a major virtual bike shop with "36 hole" as a sort >>> criteria showed only 19 rims available in that count among the nearly 60 >>> available in 32 hole. BTW, when checking both sites I noticed "sold out" >>> for almost everything - scary, I think. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Monday, October 25, 2021 at 12:17:13 PM UTC-5 lconley wrote: >>> >>>> I would always go with the 36. One reason is that the spokes at the rim >>>> joint cross, so the spoke tension is working to close the rim joint. This >>>> was the reason to go to 44 instead of 40 or 48 many, many years ago, but I >>>> think that 44 is an obsolete spoke count at this point. Rims are so much >>>> better now that it probably does not matter any more. At 280, I have lots >>>> of bikes with 40 and 48 spoke rims. But I don't break spokes on my 32 hole >>>> rims either. >>>> >>>> Laing >>>> Delray Beach FL >>>> >>>> On Monday, October 25, 2021 at 6:39:44 AM UTC-6 bjmi...@gmail.com >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hey all! >>>>> Hypothetically...does an Atlas wheel set with 32 spokes for a 6'3" 210 >>>>> pound dude make sense if he's on an unloaded Sam and using it as an >>>>> all-road bike? No singletrack/mountain biking, jumping, etc... Tires >>>>> would >>>>> be AT LEAST 40mm, possibly up to 44mm. >>>>> >>>>> OR...is it 36h or bust if you're a big fellow? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Ben in Omaha >>>>> >>>> -- >>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a51bdef8-aa77-4856-86b3-f43b376f8a36n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a51bdef8-aa77-4856-86b3-f43b376f8a36n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5c9b528d-32f3-45eb-a47f-3349bcfaec6dn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5c9b528d-32f3-45eb-a47f-3349bcfaec6dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1d750803-e6dd-471c-86d6-fdd936e99772n%40googlegroups.com.
