unfortunately, lesnik's assessment just doesn't match my experience. and
for those who haven't already seen this, mike kone of boulder/rene herse
bicycles attributes the problem to spoke tension, while in the comments
velocity (or someone claiming to represent velocity) attributes the problem
t
I have an O/C 36 hole Synergy that has a few cracks. I still ride it and it
has at least 6000 miles. The matching front Synergy has no such issues.
Wheels are Lesnick built with XT hubs purchased in '09. It is on my replace
list, but I have been building my own lately. I will replace with an
Actually, I did ask Rich about it.
"The cracking problem with the Synergy is with the O/C rim, when a too-heavy
rider puts skinny high-pressure tires on, or fat tires pumped way up". " If
you are worried, then I'd switch to the Synergy non-O/C in the rear as well --
a bit stronger rim."
Th
Has anybody asked Rick Lesnik, who works extensively with Synergies, about his
observations on this?
On Dec 8, 2012, at 8:31 AM, Matthew J wrote:
> > While Velocity clearly stands up for their product if it fails it
> > appears to fail at a higher than "average" rate for many. I'd rathe
Not a jerk question but what is the lifespan of a set of rims, on average?
On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 3:53 AM, Matt Beebe wrote:
> I've had the opposite experience with synergies and now dyad rims.I
> put at least 15K on a set of synergies in all seasons including lots fully
> loaded, and the ve
Velocity MUSA rims are in distribution.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/8081303981/
I don't know if that's across model lines, but definitely with the A23s.
On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 6:03 AM, Matthew J wrote:
> Velocity was having trouble keeping quality consistent in Australia but
> hav
