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#1 ·
Hey guys, i'm from Plattsburgh (upstate) NY. I am just getting back into riding this past week. Last week I bought a new Raleigh Mojave 2.0..it was only $250. Now i'm 6'1-320lbs but i'm hoping that riding will keep me motivated to keep exercising, I know the bike is a cheap bike, i've already broken the seatpost and bent the rear rim pretty much in half and I've had the bike since last Thursday.


The seatpost was my own stupidity, it was up too high and I didn't get up off the seat fast enough when I jumped off from a log, but the wheel just bent when I hit a off-camber section of trail with some roots the were also off-camber, so the tire size is 26x1.95 and the rims are 36 hole. I searched alittle and found that the Sun Rhynolite's are pretty strong? so my question is..
https://www.bikeparts.com/search_results.asp?id=BPC341731
Are these what I want as far as rhynolites go? how much more would a decent hub that would work on my bike go for? sorry about the newb questions. Can't find much info on my bike.
 
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I have a 32 14g spoke rhynolite up front and it seems good. But take my answer with a grain of salt since I weigh 210ish and I've never tacoed any rim including single wall generic ones. You probably want tires WAY fatter than 1.95 to absorb impacts, and try to land straight to avoid such carnage.
 
#3 ·
The Rhyno Lite is a strong rim. As I recall the Rhyno Lite XL is stronger than the plane Rhyno Lite b/c it is welded and not pinned. If you go that route, it might be worth looking for an XL.

What sort of hub do you currently have? It might be worth buying a whole new wheel as opposed to a rim and paying to have it rebuilt.

Look at the destruction thread here http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=512365 it has some good info.

The best approach would probably be to get a hand-built wheel, but that will be more expensive.

But if you don't want to pay that much yet, Machine built wheel sets can be had inexpensivel, though they tend to not last too long.
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=21654&subcategory_ID=5310
 
#6 ·
I'm not sure how durable Joytech hubs are, probably not as good as Shimano.

The thing is buying a new rim and spokes and paying someone to build it up for you will probably cost almost as much as buying one of the wheelsets mentioned in this thread.

Clydes tend to be rough on wheels. Some clydes can ride wheels like the ones mentioned above for a long time, but others need hand-built wheels and you may have to go this route before you're done.

Another option are Azonic Outlaws. These are supposed to be very tough wheels.
http://wheelworld.com/itemdetails.cfm?ID=6316
 
#8 ·
You should check out Bicycle Wheel Wharehouse, which is an mtbr.com sponsor.
http://www.bicyclewheelwarehouse.com/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=6
Rhyno Lite XL wheelset (2 wheels) for $129 with non-disc Shimano LX hubs. This is going to be your best low-cost approach. If these are hand-built as the site suggests, that's a great deal.

I would call and talk to someone and maybe have them take the order over the phone.
 
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