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I 'need' some new wheels for the road bike.
I have in my head that 24 hole rims are for race snakes of which i am not, but can't find carbon wheelsets that are anything but 24 hole.
I'm not the lightest chap (90kg ish) and admit my cycle knowledge is more MTB biased.
Is my fear of 24 hole rims unfounded?
Much lighter than you, 10st4Lbs, and probably have a proportional lack of power.
I've got 28 holes in my (alloy) road rims and they're fine, every other bike bar the TT bike is 32 and I can't feel any difference.
On the TT bike I had a four-spoke front and disc rear, but changed when I moved to somewhere hiller. I've got a 20 spoke Zipp 808 rear, which is fine (although the bearing seals aren't great) I did have a Cosmic Carbone 16 spoke front which is the only wheel I've ever been able to flex, to the point where it would rub on the brake if I cornered hard. Swapped for a 16 spoke Zipp 404 which is fine. Anyway, I think my point is, spoke count matters less than build quality
Yes. If 24h rims kept breaking they wouldn't be the only think they sold.
I bought some cheap road wheels (Shimano R500) for my commuter about 15 years ago. I'm 90kg ish and I rode around London for work with 15-odd kg of computer and clothes on the back wheel for years, they've been spot on.
I've just got some new 24 spoke carbon 50mm wheels for my road bike - the recommended max weight (bike, rider and kit) is 129kg. Given that there must be some safety margin in that, I don't think you need to worry.
Yep I had good luck with the R500 too, been retired to my turbo bike now.
Question has to be though, if your not a racing snake, why do you need carbon rims? Go 28h with alloy rims, save some money and probably break even on weight (possibly not aero, but if you're not racing does it matter?)...