Seth May

I have the same problems. I'm probably one of the

heaviest cat 3 out there (weighed in at the doctors at

285 last week (I'll drop to between 240-250 by April

(happens every year))). I have a lot of power in my

legs and between my weight and leg strength, I just

destroy wheels. I true then several days a week. I'm

most likely to pull them out of true when sprinting,

and I had a close call taking a hard corner on a

downhill stretch last season (busted spokes due to the

strain). Needless to say, I'm hunting as well. This

same question came up on VeloNews two months ago and

here's what Lennard Zinn had to say:



http://www.velonews.com/tech/report/articles/3249.0.html



--quote

Question:

I would like your recommendations for a new set of

wheels. I am a recreation rider (6 foot 3, 215 lbs.)

who rides about 60-100 miles per week (use to race 20

years ago and think about doing it again someday in

the distant future). I ride on city streets (San

Francisco) and frequently break spokes (about every

350 miles). My existing wheels are Campy record hubs,

Mavic open with 32 spoke rims. The wheels were rebuilt

about 14 months ago and lasted about 4 months without

breaking spokes.



Is there a wheel that can carry my weight, and city

bumps but is light and good looking? I like the looks

and idea of the Campy, Spinergy, and Velomax Orion

types of wheels. Any advice? --Gordon



Answer:

I have had great success personally as well as with my

big customers on Mavic Ksyrium SSC SLs (most of my

custom-frame customers are over 6'5" and 200 pounds).

--Lennard "

--unquote



I'm thinking about trying these out when I have the

bucks. They run around $600-700 for the pair.



-Seth May

Collins Racing Team

www.collinsracingteam.com













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