Originally Posted by
grwoolf
I know it's common for these rims to crack at the spoke holes, but I got a crack on the side, right along where the tire bead is seated. 32 spoke laced to a powertap hub. Just under a year old with 6,500 miles. I run a 25mm gatorskin @~105psi on the back and weigh about 180.
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This doesn't necessarily mean that that's all the miles on that rim. Lots of folks buy used stuff and rebuild to suit their needs. I prefer not to make assumptions on that score as they're often wrong.
If that's all the mileage on the rim, it's still possible that you wore it out. Get a bit of pebble or debris stuck in a brake pad and you'll wear out a rim quick. Or even just pick one up for a moment, you could certainly score one spot on a rim and it will fail there.
Buy a new rim and have your wheel rebuilt.