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Hi there , just looking for opinions on whether or not these wheels will be up to the task of bike packing with say , mat and sleeping bag on handle bar , frame bag with some food and clothing and a bag on seastpost too with some bits. I found the tech docs for these wheels but they don't state a max weight.
They are a 2007 Mavic crosstrail Disc as pictured below , 26 incher wheel , 24 thin bladed spokes , , my bike is the black hardtail with the gravity dropper.
I think these are a light XC mountain bike wheel designed for racing etc so maybe loading a bike up with them on it would mean broken spokes out in the wild ?
I'm on a budget so would like to use these if I there is a chance they can handle the odd two day trip once or twice a year .
Any opinions most welcome,
J
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Unlikely to be an issue. Your bikepacking kit probably weighs 6-7kg at most, that's well within the normal range of variability in rider weights. Google to see if there's a weight limit on them - if you are particularly heavy. If not, don't worry about it.
Mid-range Mavics - between Crossride and Crossmax. Had a set on my Handjob a while back and they took anything in their stride. Sold them to a mate, who now has them on his (little used admittedly) Yeti and they are still going strong.
They'll be fine.
(Except on black bikes 😉 )
Ps. I might still have some spare spokes if needed. Hard to find, they are, so I'll leave that up here!
I've run 20/24 on shimamo rs11's with about that(heavy runs to work) on a racer on 25mm tyres no problems so unless your clinical morbidly obese.. Your golden shouldn't be much if any risk..
Yes.
Or...you need an entire new bike
😂