There are other carbon-fiber spoked wheels out there that have been performing well for years. This particular Mavic rim is just a bad design and prone to failures. But then again, so are the Ksyriums for that matter, which are metal rims with metal spokes. I've seen enough of them taco'ed to stay away.
I don't see people going around blowing up Zipp wheels on a regular basis, or Hed or Spinnergy either. I will admit that, I am not a fan of Mavic rims at all, no matter what materials they are made of. They have given me lots of problems. On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:23 PM, David Faller <dfal...@charter.net> wrote: > Although nothing conclusive has been determined regarding the actual > cause of this structural failure (spokes vs. rim vs. tire vs. frame > material), when I get a flat tire on my metal wheels, they don't blow apart > like a Christmas cracker. The culprit here, fundamentally, is carbon and > using it where it probably doesn't yet belong. We all realize the pressure > the industry has to race to the Next Big Thing, but riders (racers, in > particular) are being used as Guinea pigs. Advanced engineering requires > advanced, and extensive, testing. I trust Mavic to make metal rims. But > that's all. Until they quit treating their customers like crash test > dummies, I'll stick with their "old school" metal products which, thus far, > have been reputable. > > Stick with what you know. > > Dave > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Will <wpm...@gmail.com> > *To:* RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:22 PM > *Subject:* [RBW] Thank goodness for steel spokes and Rich Lesnik > > > Hi. After reading the following VeloNews article, I suddenly feel > thankful for Grant/RBW’s wheel-building philosophies and my Rich > Lesnik-built wheelset. www.velonews.com/article/93054> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
