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The basic wheelset from Hope (mono rs) is pretty robust on crappy Bedfordshire roads under my 90 kgs, and they use normal spokes too.
As everyone else says, that's clearly an issue with the wheels. Probably once the first spoke went, they weren't tensioned evenly when it was replaced and that put additional stress on other spokes. Most people seem to have no issues with Fulcrums at a wide range of rider weights.
That said, they are a low spoke count wheelset. If you want something more durable that still comes in around the same weight, try a handbuilt set with a higher spoke count - something like 28 front, 32 rear. Using, say, an H Plus Son Archetype rim, Ultegra hubs and some light spokes, you can get a very solid wheelset at a similar weight and price to the Fulcrums (plus you can replace rims, rather than the whole wheel, when they eventually wear out). Worth a thought, anyway..
There's something wrong with the wheels not you. How old are they? Would they still be covered by warranty?
There's something wrong with the wheels not you. How old are they? Would they still be covered by warranty?
I ride Ksyeriums. They are bullet proof. Never had to test or tension the spokes, and they have never gone out of true (unlike my old Bontrager Racing X Lite).
They look the bong too.
I weigh 12.5 stone (probably).
same here, i rode a pair of R3s into the ground but never broke a spoke until the rims were pretty much worn out. and i'm a lot heavier than you too
Something isn't right with the wheels/bad luck.
I weigh in at at 3 stone more than you and never had an issue at all with my Racing 3's.