I've got the Marwe 100s, which is an all aluminum shaft, and supposedly
a little more robust. I think when I got them I was around 215.
If anything, they feel slightly lighter than the 610s. And I'm on the
same pair of wheels that they came with - 500+K and I can't really tell.

Mrash

delltodd wrote:
I have a ski buddy who weighs about 200 pounds. He needs to get some
skate rollerskis. Terrain is primarily asphalt rails to trails.

What skate rollerskis should a Big Guy consider ?

If I had to start over (147 pounds) I would probably go with a new
pair of Marwe's. They feel great, and plenty of very good skiers are
on them.

But the Marwe's are a light design, are they sturdy enough for a 200 #
skier ? Will he burn thru wheels ?

One buddy (170#) swaps his Marwe's (right for left) at every
turnaround when we do a long out & back.

I know one other Big Guy (220#), and he goes for the old school V2
little wheel model. But I think everyone would agree that there is a
safety factor loss with the little wheels. What he gains is wheel
life.

I currently have the little blue wheel proski S2. They are fine, but
that wheel does wear away noticeably, and I'm not very big. I'm sure a
Big Guy would shave that wheel down quickly. They are intolerable on
chipseal, but fine on standard issue asphalt.