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I have two sets of 20/32 wheel sets, because that's how I came across the hubs and it is reassuring to have a rear wheel that feels like it can survive a fair impact or two. However, don't rule out 20/28, see discussion upthread on ideal spoke count.
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You can be big and have super low spoke counts but you need deep and/or wide rims
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Only because I read the Schraner book recently and found what he says about spoke breakage really interesting, where are yours breaking?
If you haven’t read the book, he says (iirc) that spokes don’t break purely because of load, they break because of lack of tension or because they are moving in the hub flange and getting stressed.
He recommends replacing a broken spoke once and increasing the tension on the whole wheel. If another one breaks, rebuild the wheel with washers under the spoke heads.
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Returning the 12 miles from Wests last night,
there was no 'zip' in my legs.
Age/beer/time all contributory factors.
Wheeling bike into garden there was a lot of friction, rear tyre touching nds chain stay!
This morning check qr and re-centre wheel,
and brake caliper. Still not running freely.
Then I notice a(nother) broken spoke and the resulting taco'ed wheel.
Avid readers will remember that already this Summer
I have broken spokes in the rear wheels of a Mavic, (20-spoke),
and Ultegra 6700, (24?-spoke).
This time it is a Shimano RS 010 24-spoke rear wheel.
Quick discussion on the Wests whatsapp thread leads me to the conclusion
that low spoke count wheels are not suited to me/my weight/local pot holes and transverse ridged/trenched roads.
Does the thread favourite Kinlin rim come in a 32-spoke option,
and,
is it in stock anywhere?