thistler
Veteran
- Location
- Happy Valley
After a long on-and-off illness, I am now massively overweight at 120kg. I've already managed to lose a bit of weight through diet but want to get back into shape and I love cycling. I have a Dawes Galaxy and recently started riding again, I want to do some touring but my first priority is getting this weight off. I hit a medium sized pothole today and the front wheel bent and jammed. I crashed but aside from a few scrapes and my slightly bruised dignity, I am fine. I do have another set of touring wheels bought from Spa cycles about 10 years ago that I can put on the bike, both them and the ones currently on the bike have 36 spokes.
I am assuming my weight contributed to the wheel damage but it got me wondering about how likely it is to happen again. Should be riding a mountain bike or even just walking until I get my weight down to a more reasonable level? Or is it more likely that it was just the pothole that caused the damage? I can't afford new, stronger wheels. I can't really even afford a mountain bike but might be able to pick up something very cheap in the local ads.
Thanks for any thoughts or advice!
I am assuming my weight contributed to the wheel damage but it got me wondering about how likely it is to happen again. Should be riding a mountain bike or even just walking until I get my weight down to a more reasonable level? Or is it more likely that it was just the pothole that caused the damage? I can't afford new, stronger wheels. I can't really even afford a mountain bike but might be able to pick up something very cheap in the local ads.
Thanks for any thoughts or advice!