Originally Posted by
qmsdc15
dynodonn, I have had many rims fail in this way, but I more often wear though the braking surface and get a split in the rim there, where the brake contacts the rim.
A rim can also split there because of too much air pressure;
I learned that the hard way after splitting the *second* Mavic mtn rim.
Just because a mtn tire specs a certain max pressure, doesn't mean the rim can handle it.
