Ok so I've had the Homer for 2 years and am about to get my third rear wheel. Here's my story: Peter White built the bike and wheels. Velocity Synergy with XT hubs and 36 spokes.I hit a pothole pretty good fairly early in the bikes life. LBS said rim couldn't be tried so they built up another Synergy with my hub. Fast forward to now. That wheel has maybe 5-7k miles on it and has stress cracks all over it. They started around the spokes and spread to the sides. So time for another. I'm working in CT now and found a LBS that knows what a Riv is. Owner builds the wheels. Well, he says that Synergy rims (and Velocity in general) are just not that good. I've heard the same thing out of a couple of other people too, and they k ow more about wheels than me. Thing is, I can't imagine why Riv and Peter would so highly recommend them if they're poor quality. But my experiences are making me wonder, what with 2 wheels in around 10k miles. LBS guy is recommending a Mavic, I think one of the CXP styles saying they're much stronger. What should I do???
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