I weighed 160 three years ago when I was trying out different combinations. I have tried a trispoke pair and twice gotten blown onto the shoulder, not by crosswinds, but by going 40mph on a downhill. After that, I sold the front and got a Zipp 404, which I have used in conjunction with the trispoke rear in just about every condition. The only time I even have a hint of issue with the trispoke rear is again going downhills very fast.
I also tried a disk rear wheel (a Falcon Accel2) and that felt way too unstable in any conditions regardless of the front wheel. Possibly a HED, renn or Zipp disk would be more stable, I don't know, but my trispoke rear, Zipp 404 front combo is the fastest set I feel like I can use in any conditions. And I actually believe I am a pretty solid bike-handler in the aerobars, I just do not like that unstable feeling of the rear wheel sliding - whatever gain I'd make from a disk is lost if that happens 2 or 3 times during a race.
Obviously the comments in this thread show that others my same weight or even lighter have no problem with a disk/trispoke combo, so you may just need to try it out. I should also note that my bike position and geometry could very well have had an impact on it. Possibly I would try a disc or front trispoke again in the future with a different bike.
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Thomas Northcut/Photodisc/Getty ImagesUntil the early s, nearly all bikes for adults had 72 spokes total -- 32 on the front wheel and 40 on the rear for English bikes, or 36 on each wheel for other countries. Only very expensive racing wheels used 32 spokes. In the s, manufacturers began marketing 32-spoke wheels as more technologically sophisticated, although the wheels were often weaker. The 24-spoke wheels are a continuation of the trend toward lower spoke counts.
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The 32-spoke wheels are found on a variety of bicycles, from road bikes to mountain bikes and comfort bikes. The wheel design differs between bikes and manufacturers. The 24-spoke wheels are often found on racing bikes, fixed-gear bikes and trendy bikes. Such bikes don't experience as much weight or as many intense impacts as mountain or hybrid bikes, so they don't need to be as strong.
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Wheels with fewer spokes don't necessarily weigh less. The rims must be heavier to maintain the wheels' strength due to the greater distance between spokes. Any perceived benefit in a lower spoke count is due to engineering, not the number of spokes. Changes in rim design, spoke design and materials used may affect wheel weight. Wheels may use steel, aluminum, titanium or carbon fiber spokes; steel wheels are the heaviest and carbon fiber are the lightest.
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Some cyclists prefer wheels with fewer spokes, believing that the 24-spoke wheel has better aerodynamics. More spokes may mean more points of resistance against the wind. However, spoke count affects the aerodynamic function of a wheel by only 10 percent. The depth and shape of the rim, on the other hand, contribute 80 percent of the aerodynamic quality of the wheel.
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The spokes on a 24-spoke wheel have a greater tension than the spokes on a 32-spoke wheel, because they are under a higher load. As a result, if one spoke breaks or weakens, the other spokes have a proportionally higher load. Individuals who are particularly heavy or who haul heavy loads for errands, touring or other purposes should use neither 32-spoke wheels nor 24-spoke wheels; they should use the stronger 36-spoke wheels. Tandem bicycles need at least 36 spokes per wheel, and usually have 40 to 48 spokes.
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