I have recently noticed a few small cracks near to the spoke eyelets on my Mavic XM719 rear rim. Although I have done a bit of touring on it (about 6000kms) it is only 6 months old. My LBS have agreed to replace it, although my concern is whether to replace it with the same as I have been reading that this is not an 'unknown' problem.
Has anyone else had a similar problem with Mavic rims or any suggestions.
I ride a 26 inch touring/mtb, touring mainly in Asia and Australasia - so often well away from base.
Mavic Rim Cracking Up
I do find this worrying - have a look on the other two threads (there may be more, but I've not had time to do an exhaustive search), one about Mavics taking the weight, and the other about choosing a rim.
I was going to choose Mavics automatically until other peoples' experiences came to light. Now I'm confused.
JohnW
I was going to choose Mavics automatically until other peoples' experiences came to light. Now I'm confused.
JohnW
It's an old problem going back, to my knowledge, to the early 80s if not before. I cracked a set on a Viscount Deore 18AX 3 months old back in 1985.
Take a look at the DRC website. They do a 26" version of the ST19 touring rim, which I can vouch for in 700C, and the current model probably has a wear indicator in the braking surface.
Take a look at the DRC website. They do a 26" version of the ST19 touring rim, which I can vouch for in 700C, and the current model probably has a wear indicator in the braking surface.
If at first you don't succeed - cheat!!
Sorry, I didn't see the search facility and have now read the other 2 posts. It is worrying to know that this is not only a fairly common problem, but also could be very dangerous.
When I bought my new wheels I was thinking of going to Spa for the CTC (Cycle Mag) recommended ones, but I like to get things from and done at my LBS (local bike shop) for all sorts of reasons. Hence the Mavics they recommended.
Incidentally, I am only 60kgs and carry about 12kg of luggage in rear panniers - so Im no heavyweight. I did opt for 32 spoke as my last 32 wheels carried me for well over 20,000 kms of foriegn touring.
When I bought my new wheels I was thinking of going to Spa for the CTC (Cycle Mag) recommended ones, but I like to get things from and done at my LBS (local bike shop) for all sorts of reasons. Hence the Mavics they recommended.
Incidentally, I am only 60kgs and carry about 12kg of luggage in rear panniers - so Im no heavyweight. I did opt for 32 spoke as my last 32 wheels carried me for well over 20,000 kms of foriegn touring.