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Originally Posted by endform
I'm still amazed by how that was ever conceived as a problem of the velocity rim. Applying large amounts of force perpendicular to the wheel is going to break pretty much every wheel imagineable, espcially if the weld is at the right place in relation to the ground.
I agree but bad publicity is bad publicity and I'm very impressed to see the company backup a product even if the failure was not the company's fault. Just tells you that if an actual failure occured that they would stand behind thier pruduct %110. Props to velocity!
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