I would recommend a Mavic rim for the front wheel (as it is more lightly loaded) but definitely not a Mavic for the rear wheel of a touring bike. I've had 2 Mavic XC717 rims crack on my MTB starting from the eyelets (MTB set up as a tourer with panniers but carrying only light loads). Also that was 1 rim 32h and 1 36h, conventionally laced and handbuilt. Mavic rims are light but not very durable in my experience.
-Does anybody have very good experience with another rim manufacturer, suitable for a touring bike?
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- by covmark
- 10 May 2013, 8:30pm
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