Old 07-23-06, 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by bmike
Mavic Open Pro

It recently flew off my roof rack at 75 mph, barely missing a tractor trailer.
I nearly started crying.

I found it in the ditch amongst the weeds, and when spinning it in hand it appeared true. I haven't got it in the bike yet - but spoke tension feels good all around. I hope the hub is not damaged!

(it theoretically should be fine - it bounced a few times and then rolled along the interstate - so it did what a wheel does - and it wasn't loaded with me on it!)
That's the exact same rim I have on the top of my list for my next wheelset, same dynohub too . I hope your hub is OK tho by the sounds of it I'm sure it will be. Sounds like it landed on the rubber and rolled/bounced down the road and slowly dissipated the energy (best case scenarion) completely missing that tractor-trailer is just cream
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