Wannabe Posted August 8, 2007 Share Does anyone know if their is a weight limit on the Shimano WHR540 wheels? What year were they introduced?Any feedback, more info on these wheels would be appreciated.Cannot find any info on it on the Shimano website. Any site where I could get a product review? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamm Posted August 8, 2007 Share Not to sure of the R540's, but The R500's have a 85kg limit if I remember correctly. Spoke count 20F/24R. I have lost count of the number of times I have had to true these wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schauff Posted August 8, 2007 Share Jamm, not sure about the 85kg limit. Using mine now for that last year and a half and have only trued it once and I weigh much more than 85. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted August 9, 2007 Share I had a pair of the WHR540's and also had them true'd several times before my bikeshop replaced them with a pair of handbuilts (I weigh 100kgs...) I think he had several pairs of wheels returned, and he did mention a weight limit of 85kg that he did not know about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted August 9, 2007 Share Shimano has no weight limits on any of there wheels! It's a shimano thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven Posted August 9, 2007 Share Make sure your LBS use a spoke tension metre as if not you will be wasting your time having these wheels re-tensioned. Without a proper spoke tension metre you will never get your wheels 100 % .correct. rgds steve m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven Posted August 9, 2007 Share Shimano started wheel production of the WHR535 in 2000 and the WHR540 replaced these in aprrox.2002. They were very succesfull once upgraded to stainless spokes. For more infor call 0861-Shimano and speack to Jade for any assistance rgds sm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandacious Posted August 9, 2007 Share Hey - are you the steven that was launched the other day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Petoors Posted August 9, 2007 Share fandy jy us snaaks!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven Posted August 9, 2007 Share What do you mean by launched??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandacious Posted August 9, 2007 Share Hehe... there was a post a while ago advertising the "stevens launch". Some wisecrack asked "who's steven"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted August 15, 2007 Share What would u guys then suggest to be a reasonable price to pay for these used wheels? They are not mint, but not too shabby either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted August 15, 2007 Share What would u guys then suggest to be a reasonable price to pay for these used wheels? They are not mint' date=' but not too shabby either.[/quote'] R1200 max and then they need to be in perfect nick. The latest new ones is just above 2k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomerSimpson Posted August 15, 2007 Share What would u guys then suggest to be a reasonable price to pay for these used wheels? They are not mint' date=' but not too shabby either.[/quote'] The 540s have been replaced by the 560s. My LBS have stopped selling the 540s, because of all the problems and comebacks. At one stage they had a bunch of 540s that orginally came standard on bikes but were replaced by different wheels. The 540s sold for about R 1.6K new about 2 years ago. Personally I would not pay more than R800, that might be worth the risk.(Junior has had a set of 560s for about two years now, no problems.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted August 15, 2007 Share Tx Guys. Will make offer of R500.00 then. Seller is not cyclist. He is selling them on behalf of friend who passed away's, wife.Wannabe2007-08-15 03:25:57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Devil Posted August 17, 2007 Share I have a set of 540's and have been riding them for about 3 years now and have had only 1 broken spoke and been trued only once. When I bought them i was told there was a 75kg limit due to the spoke configuration and amount of spokes. Besides the bearings not being of the best quality and need to be serviced regularly and the extra flex while standing and sprinting I am happy with the overall performance and quality of my set up to now. It was not a bad buy for the price at the time. I paid 1.6k for mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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