Wheel Master Wheel Came in!

[Large Filipino]

Oh man. This is the last wheel Cronus will ever have. Bar none.
It came with a cassette. My bad. No big deal though. Chain still laces up but it gave me a perfect excuse to take it to the local bike shop.
Dude was like "NO WAY LET ME SEE THAT!!" He picks it up and says it's not even heavy at all. And this is a seasoned roadie bike mechanic. I tell him the Wheel Master makes these wheels for us big guys. He tells me he gets bent rims come in all the time and that wheel would put him out of business!
I can in fact get a single sprocket any number of teeth apparently they have a kit but for now it's cool.
Take a look at the pics. That one pic shows you four wheels I have ruined since riding my bikes. Two from Cronus. Two from MOOP One. Broken spokes. Money spent on buying new rims. That original black rim from Cronus was trued twice at 20 bucks a shot till the shop tells me the rim is too heavily bent and I start buying rims.
Basically what I'm saying is that for what the wheel master charges you for his wheels you are saving yourself a lot of headaches. And money too.
I'll bookmark this thread and let you all know how this wheel is turning out,but right away I think this is nearly indestructible.
Just LOOK at those spokes!!! It's even thicker than the back wheels on my Worksman Trike! (Buggy Bike)
I went for a ride on the Buggy Bike today and it was pretty cold out. Got back about an hour ago. Drank some hot chocolate. I'll get that 48 tooth swapped out from the wheel that's on Cronus now. It's bent as well and wasn't even the right rim for the bike. It's a 26.1 something designed for thin tires. One bump and the rim bends.
I'll post more pics of Cronus with the wheel installed soon.

THANK YOU WHEEL MASTER!! YOU RULE!!!!

 

[bluegoatwoods]

I guess I'd feel pretty secure riding on something like that.

good score. have fun

 

[graucho]

Wow! the difference is so great I have to laugh at the old rims. Cronus will be whistling a new tune.

 

[az cra-z]

Man, them spokes look like clothesline! Nice work.

 

[Mountainman]

yes -- looks super strong

reminds me of a small motor cycle wheel -- I never did bend one of those THINGS

got someTHING going on for sure now as you ride that THING

 

[loquin]

He does build sturdy wheels...

 

[fetor56]

Really good Large....the piece of mind u get from riding something that's concidered totally unnecessary is priceless.
Unnecessary for whom.............VERY necessary for me.
With Cronus and MOOP how were u breaking spokes & bending rims;the terrain?

BTW....Jemma would love that for her GEBE.

 

[Alaskavan]

He do make some nice wheels, don't he. I occasionally think about having him make front wheels for my trike, just to match the one he made for the back.

 

[Large Filipino]

With Cronus and MOOP how were u breaking spokes & bending rims;the terrain?

Just regular riding. I've only had spokes actually break on one wheel but on the other wheels just regular riding loosens them enough to bend them.
My weight is also a big factor I would say.

I won't be riding Cronus till it warms up. It's the Buggy Bike this winter so I can't yet let you all know yet how it's holding up.

 

[FireBellyCycles]

Nice work! What gauge spokes?