Hummm, Is this true ?

[gb155]

Just picked up my TREK from the shop, They said the reason for the spokes breaking was me using 80 psi 1.5 tyres at my weight, Now im worried because yesterday I ordered a Scott Sub with 700c wheels, So is the shop right ? Am I gonna have even more problems with 700c wheels ?

I suspect the shop were just trying to cover up as I have used the same type of tyres (City Jets) for around 1800 miles on my Giant (Bargain basement £280 MTB) My GT MTB and even the Townsend had em on for a while.

But I have to admit im worried about how well a bike with 700c wheels will hold up.

 

[Steve Austin]

Its absolute bollox.

 

[gb155]

Its absolute bollox.

Thanks Steve, It just dawned on me that they sold me a set of 1.5 nimbus tyres when I bought it and even fitted them for me saying how great they would be for me commuting and yet it was the same guy that said I should use nothing less then tyres sized 2.2 because of my size.

 

[Steve Austin]

spokes snapping and breaking has nothing to do with the tyres you are running, or pressures you are using or your size.

If you were running narrow tyres (maybe an cm wide) at high pressures (i'm talking solid) and weighed heavy (25 stone+) , then that might put more stress on a wheel that it could cope with. but if a wheel is failing on a new bike, then that means the wheel is poorly made

 

[Bigtwin]

Its absolute bollox.

Covers it nicely.

Utter tosh.

 

[fossyant]

Badly built factory wheels. Snapped 6 on my MTB's wheels last year whilst commuting and I'm 80kgs......that is until I tweaked the tension in them.... the MTB's back to serious off road now, not even slightly out of true now...

 

[gb155]

Cheers peeps

 

[Tynan]

sad to hear supposed professional staff fobbing peopole off like that, very poor

 

[gb155]

sad to hear supposed professional staff fobbing peopole off like that, very poor

Thats just the tip of the iceberg mate im sorry to say

 

[Black Sheep]

the bike shop i go in regularly were talking about there being a bad batch of spokes a while back made from steel that had some impurities in it causing spokes to break more than normal

could be that thats the cause of it with your bike?

 

[Cromcruaich]

yes what rubbish.

Tell them you don't believe that isnt the cause and you'll be find it necessary to ask for a second opinion from the cycling forums and will include the name of their shop in the query if the issue isnt dealt with.

 

[yenrod]

Just picked up my TREK from the shop, They said the reason for the spokes breaking was me using 80 psi 1.5 tyres at my weight, Now im worried because yesterday I ordered a Scott Sub with 700c wheels, So is the shop right ? Am I gonna have even more problems with 700c wheels ?

I suspect the shop were just trying to cover up as I have used the same type of tyres (City Jets) for around 1800 miles on my Giant (Bargain basement £280 MTB) My GT MTB and even the Townsend had em on for a while.

But I have to admit im worried about how well a bike with 700c wheels will hold up.

When I 1st got my bike I had probs with the wheels - and got some on warranty BUT only one pair: push them had gb155

 

[mickle]

Wot Steve Austin sed.

Think of wheels as made of four 'components'; Rim, Hub, Spokes, Build. You can have the best rim, hub and spokes in the world but if the wheel isn't built right it will fail. Conversely a wheel with the cheapo rim, spokes and hub can last a lifetime if built properly. The build quality is, I would argue, the most important bit.

It's sadly not unusual for brand new bikes to require extensive wheel truing or re-dishing right out of the box. Any good bike shop knows this, every good bike shop checks the spokes of new bikes for tension and the rim for trueness.

It's also sadly not unusual for bike shop staff to bullshit their way out of a corner rather than admit to a cock-up. It pishes me right off. I would complain in a very loud voice, but then I would since I enjoy that sort of thing.

 

[Mr Pig]

Its absolute bollox.

Yip. I'm fifteen stone and use 1.5 tyres at the same sort of pressure as you. Have done for many years, including some fairly rough riding on them, and I've never broken a spoke. In fact I've rarely had a wheel go out of true.

I would not trust a bike shop that came out with crap like that.

 

[J4CKO]

I have broken three spokes, I just replace them when they go but will eventually get a new back wheel, built by a specialist and see if it makes any difference.