Alienation Ankle Biters 451 wheels-question on weight limits

[Yellow_Peril]

Hi
I'm usually loitering on the road bike area but have a question to do with some Alienation Ankle biter, 20x 1 1/8" 451 rims I've bought.

I'm building a folding bike for commuting and light road touring. The Alienation rims apparently have a max rider weight of about 50kgs, as it is designed for youth BMX racing. I am presuming that this race style puts tremendous strain on the rim. As I am just road biking I am hoping that this weight limit is less relevant to the heavier commuter like me.

Anyone got any experience of these wheels in use by heavier users?

Cheers guys
Jon

 

[Bones619]

Re: Alienation Ankle Biters 451 wheels-question on weight li

I would say 50kg is the limit and no more. Both my lads race on Anklebiters. They are used on Mini racebikes for 6 to 8 year olds. They don't put a lot of pressure on the rims as most cannot jump or manual.
My advice would be not to use them.

 

[Yellow_Peril]

Re: Alienation Ankle Biters 451 wheels-question on weight li

Interesting comment, cheers. Having looked at them though they are better built than other 36 hole rims with no limit. I had heard that it was more to do with thoe light alloy axles that the rims are built on to.

I've not actually seen an official reference to a weig limit either on alienation website, nor on the labelling on the rim.