the frequency of cracking reported on this thread suggests a systematic problem. This is what I get paid for. Again, this is fatigue cracking and denotes the stress where the crack starts is very close to (or above) the stress required to permanently stretch the metal (defined as the yield strength). The discussion of over-tightening spokes could be a factor if the not the cause. But then it also says the design is marginal, because you don't want your part to self destruct over a critical assembly measurement that is going to be ignored by virtually every bike shop mechanic. More metal sounds in order.
On Thursday, December 6, 2012 1:19:50 AM UTC-6, Tim wrote: > > 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??? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/RWRmKTHOy-gJ. 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.
