Need recomendation for strong stiff road wheelset for heavy rider?

I love my Ksyriums ES's. They are stiff, light, and perform well. However, I at 150 lbs have broken 2 spokes.

I suggest some handbuilt wheels with higher spoke counts like these:

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile_combo....

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile_combo....

A handbuilt wheelset will last longer and with a higher spoke count, will be much stronger, easier to true, and very stiff.

I've ridden Mavic Aksiums, SL's and ES's. I only race on the latter two, and found them both brilliant. Never damaged either of them in about 3,000 miles of racing (4,800km). I have ridden approximately 25,000km (~15,000 miles) on my Aksiums during training, never even knocked them out of true. Incredibly strong wheelsets, they survived a couple of crashes ... Until I got hit by a car in a very solid impact. The front wheel bent under that, but didn't break a spoke ...

In short, I would recommend any of the above. The Aksiums are quite heavy to race on but are cheap, whereas the SL's are not too bad in terms of price and a good racing wheel. Granted, I weigh all of ~140lbs, but we have some seriously poor roads here, and they stood up well under me.

greater spokes has a tendency to be an outstanding ingredient with heavier a lot so it rather is an outstanding concept to pass with 36. some companies make 40 and 40 8 hollow rims/hubs. they are many times in basic terms used for tandems and loaded traveling yet there's no reason which you would be able to desire to not use them on a 29er mountain/pass motorbike for a heavy individual. That suggested, 245 isn't that undesirable. particular, that's larger than well-known for a bicycle proprietor even though that's nonetheless nicely interior the area of what an outstanding mountain or pass motorbike might desire to have the potential to shield. it could additionally be in the form you experience. whilst you're hitting a super form of massive bumps annoying on a annoying tail, then you definately can positioned a super form of rigidity on the motorbike; whether you have been 50 pounds lighter. Fatter tires at a decrease tension may additionally cut back the quantity of rigidity on the wheels. examine your wheels usually to confirm that they are authentic and get them trued in the event that they are actually not. Wheels that are already out of authentic are much less complicated to break extra.