On 02/28/2017 04:07 PM, LeahFoy wrote:
This is all very fascinating. Interesting that Steve has also had the Velocity wheels go bad on him. I honestly had no idea Velocity has a history of problems with the rims or I might have contacted them. I noticed today the front wheel is still the Velocity I had prior; no cracks, but I'll be watching.
The front wheels never crack. It was the OC rims for rear wheels that cracked. I posted an album of photos of rim cracks of Velocity Synergy OC photos back in May 2011. https://www.flickr.com/photos/97916047@N00/albums/72157626786487504
Maybe I'm harder on stuff than you guys are. I remember you all being confused that I had bent a Wald basket, but it is indeed good and bent. And then there's the shifter I also seem to have worn out. Oh, and maybe I had it coming with the broken wheel. I get a kick out of crashing over bumps without rising out of the saddle. There's something amusing about it. You should try it. But maybe not on Velocity rims.
I don't do any of those things like crashing into bumps, etc. I do my utmost to "ride light." I do ride big miles, though. Even so, rims last me a long time as a rule: I've worn out the brake track on one rim, and it took me around 24 years to do it. The issue with Velocity Synergy OC rims is related to metallurgy, I believe, and they fixed it before they discontinued the rims.
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