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Old 05-23-07, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by slowandsteady
Though you may be technically correct, I think you guys are missing the point. This is a brand new wheel. It shouldn't require this much effort for a new part to function. He should have been able to put the wheel on and forget about it for a year or two. Send it back for a refund.
I do hear what you are saying, but ...

I am not accusing BackToWork of being a bad or abusive rider, but I have seen some riders go through brand new wheels like Grant took Richmond, if you catch my drift. Riding style, matching riders to appropriate wheel sets, and other variables, all play into spoke_breaking problems and if you want to come to the correct conclusion as to a root cause, you need to examine them all.

By all means, get wheels fixed or replaced under warrantee, but if you don't identify the real root cause of the problem (it may not be the wheel), then there is a real chance that you will repeat the failure. It's not always loose spokes or a bad wheel build.
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