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Hi guys, I've recently purchased a Trek Procaliber 6. As I'm approx 310lb I thought it would be worth selling on the lightweight wheels that came with it and have some heavier duty wheels made up.
Having done a small amount of research, I was thinking that the 32h Stans Arch Mk3 with Hope hubs would be OK. Not too heavy but apparently a very strong combo.
What do you think? Would you recommend anything else?
Thanks as always. D
Hope 35W rims are strong too, i've got them with Hope Pro 4's.
I wouldn't bother. Ride them, they'll be fine until you start hucking off huge drops or straightlining rock gardens. You're a big lad, but I assume (from your choice of bike) that that's not what your particularly interested in.  They're good enough wheels, but won't fetch much second hand, and I think will be fine for "riding around' even if you're a "big lad".
I was extremely chunky ... and I am now a lot less chunky. Â I have never had any issues with wheels giving way ...
Ride what you have, and replace it when it fails ...
As a fellow 'chunker' I'd recommend riding them until (if) they fail. Might be a long time before they do.
No value in OEM second hand wheels anyway.
According to the Trek Website Bike + Rider weight limit for Procaliber 6 is 300lbs (136kg)
I've been the same size and was on the 29er stans flow 32h on hope hubs. They were totally fine and I would go with them personally over the arch as less face it the weight saving here is not important. However as you have already purchased the bike complete with wheels then I would stick with whats on them until I felt that they were not up to the job, which may turn out to be never therefore saving yourself a few quid.
I wouldn't worry about the weight limit either, there will be a factor of safety built into that and as long as you are not going airborne and sending left right and centre it will be fine.
Agree with the others, just ride them until / if you get a problem. A wee man sending it large over drops and jumps is a lot harder on wheels than even a very big man keeping things on the ground - no need for anything out of the ordinary with the wheels.
Im 280lb, i use an ebike with dt swiss wheels, 28front and 32 rear spokes.
no issues at all.
id say ride em til they break, it will probably be a lot longer than you think.
i use hope hoops on my surly, it does most of its mileage fully loaded with camping gear.
wheels are a lot stronger than some people think.
I'm not quite as sturdy (just dropped below 200lbs - yey!) but I've always ridden stupidly lightweight kit - low spoke count wheels, lightweight rims and frames - and I'm yet to have one fold under me despite years of trying. In fact, it was my new bike's weight limit that got me losing a bit of weight as it's a lovely bike and I really didn't want to snap it!
Get out and ride and don't worry too much about breaking stuff. Even light wheels can be amazingly strong, if they are well built.
Just be careful with stans as you are above there maximum weight limit
as others have said, ride them till they fail. Then for me my choice would always be Hope Pro4 on Mavic XM719's, never had any issues with those and being a heavier rider they've taken some serious abuse.