Mavic Reflex rims
Has anyone had problems with these rims and the eyelets pulling through or am
I just a fat *ss??? Built up a set and they lasted maybe a year of on and off use.
It was the ceramic ones, if that means anything. I used a tension meter and the
spokes were very even and not overly tight. Even the front wheel had some cracking around the eyelets. This was 4-5 years ago but I'm still a little leery about building up a new set.
Dennis Noward
I just a fat *ss??? Built up a set and they lasted maybe a year of on and off use.
It was the ceramic ones, if that means anything. I used a tension meter and the
spokes were very even and not overly tight. Even the front wheel had some cracking around the eyelets. This was 4-5 years ago but I'm still a little leery about building up a new set.
Dennis Noward
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http://www.roadbikereview.com/cat/wheel ... 88crx.aspx
I looked through this the other day when looking for tubulars rims and decided to stay well clear of Mavic.Paul0 -
pjm-84 wrote:http://www.roadbikereview.com/cat/wheels/rims/mavic-inc/PRD_28212_2488crx.aspx
I looked through this the other day when looking for tubulars rims and decided to stay well clear of Mavic.
What have you found? Anything in ceramic other than Mavic? After the cracked rims
I built the hubs back up using Open Pro ceramic clinchers. No problems at all. I really
like the ceramic in the big mountains. Works very well. Thanx for posting the reviews.
Dennis Noward0 -
Dennis - You need 24 carat gold eyelets and spokes
Carlsberg don't make cycle clothing, but if they did it would probably still not be as good as Assos0 -
And an electronic groupset from the manufacturer of your choiceSlow Downcp wrote:Dennis - You need 24 carat gold eyelets and spokes
'How can an opinion be bullsh1t?' High Fidelity0 -
idaviesmoore wrote:
And an electronic groupset from the manufacturer of your choiceSlow Downcp wrote:Dennis - You need 24 carat gold eyelets and spokes
I knew it, dammit, I knew it. I always forget someting and then I have problems.
Dennis Noward0 -
http://www.ambrosio.co.uk/ambrosio_rims_tubular.htm
However I ended up forking out for a factory set due to my woes with handbuiltsPaul0 -
pjm-84 wrote:http://www.ambrosio.co.uk/ambrosio_rims_tubular.htm
However I ended up forking out for a factory set due to my woes with handbuilts
Thanx, now all I have to do is figure out where to get a set here in the states. I'll give them a shot.
Dennis Noward0 -
Hi Dennis,
If you're talking about Mavic reflex sprints, then in my experience cracking is the usual failure mode. I've used 32 spoke rims and it seems to make no difference if I build them myself or get shop-built wheels, they have all cracked on the drive-side rear wheel spokes.
I'm not that heavy, around 11 to 11.5 stone and I don't deliberately ride over potholes. The average mileage I've had is around 5000miles, which to me is very poor as the braking surfaces are virtually as new.
I've not had problems with the front wheels though, that does sound like over-tight spokes to me. I do remember reading somewhere that other folks had built them with lower tensions. I do that on the front, but there's a limit as to how low you can go on the rear and still have a decent wheel. I've set them with lower tensions than shop-built wheels and they still crack - they just took longer !
Ironically I've never had a problem with clincher rims, and that includes some really cheap rims built up as winter wheels - and they probably get less care and a harder life over winter.
Brian0 -
Ital Tecno imports Ambrosio rims to the USA. Your other options are Sun Metal (Vista Cruiser) and Velocity (Pro-Elite and Escape). Kinlin also makes a tubular rim, but that might be hard to find.
http://www.ital-tecno.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=340
