Thread: it breaks down more than my landie

How much do you weigh?

Serious question.

I used to do a heap of cycling and was heavier than I am now. It's difficult being my height because a moderate increase in leg muscle size results in a significant weight increase. 90-something kg riders and MTBs are not good friends for long. Before sealed BB's were affordable and the norm I'd break them every 3 or 4 months.

I bought myself my first really good MTB (GT Avalanche) about 12 years ago and for the first time had a trouble free run.

90-95kg, its my roadie

Kelvin, your weight shouldn't be a problem, I am 120-125 kgs and haven't had a problem with spokes or BB in the time I had my Giant Defy. I did however wear out the drive train, and have now upgraded to Scallop's old Trek.

Cheers, Mick.

Originally Posted by Killer

Kelvin, your weight shouldn't be a problem, I am 120-125 kgs and haven't had a problem with spokes or BB in the time I had my Giant Defy. I did however wear out the drive train, and have now upgraded to Scallop's old Trek.

Cheers, Mick.

ummm, they best sort it out this time otherwise i'm going to get cranky

Sorry, immediately assumed you were talking MTBs. For road duty that's a lot of trouble in a short time.

Originally Posted by MacMan

Sorry, immediately assumed you were talking MTBs. For road duty that's a lot of trouble in a short time.

i know...considing my avanti only had the one trip to the bike shop in 10 years

Which spec level Defy is it (ie 2, 1, 0, etc)? Maybe you need to go to a higher spoke count wheelset (something like 32), which of course raises the issue of who's going to pay for it.

I have to say, as much as I hate my cheap-as-chips Shimano R500 wheelset, it's held up to a hell of a lot of abuse, and it's only 20 spoke front, 24 spoke rear. Sure I'm very light, but I tend to do things on a road bike that you really shouldn't . Two and a half years and several thousand kilometres of smashing mountainous roads and being pounded through potholes whist commuting and not one broken spoke.

What's going wrong with the bottom bracket? Are you chewing bearings?

James.

Originally Posted by rainman

Which spec level Defy is it (ie 2, 1, 0, etc)? Maybe you need to go to a higher spoke count wheelset (something like 32), which of course raises the issue of who's going to pay for it.

I have to say, as much as I hate my cheap-as-chips Shimano R500 wheelset, it's held up to a hell of a lot of abuse, and it's only 20 spoke front, 24 spoke rear. Sure I'm very light, but I tend to do things on a road bike that you really shouldn't . Two and a half years and several thousand kilometres of smashing mountainous roads and being pounded through potholes whist commuting and not one broken spoke.

What's going wrong with the bottom bracket? Are you chewing bearings?

James.

its an Advance 2

the rear wheel has been re-spoked with after market spokes and seems to be holding together

re: BB, i'm not sure they have pulled it apart, each time i ask what the problem was and they say they couldn't find anything wrong and heard no noises on a test ride

the BB is making squeaking noises...it it doesn't start until say 3km into a ride, coming home of friday going up a hill i had to back off as the noise was the loudest it had made.

they reckon it could bemy shoes so i am dropping them off as well, brought at the same time i brought the bike...........