Thread: Broken spoke on Mavic Aksium - Can't true wheel because nipples are glued on.
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Old 07-28-11, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by tomecki
The bike is 6 weeks old! The shop (Mountain Equipment Co-op in Vancouver) wouldn't fix it. They said that I'm too big for those wheels. I'm 6'4", 220lb. The bike was marketed to fit people my height and I don't think 220lb for a guy my height is unusual. I personally think that the whole situation is BS. I've been careful with the bike. I avoid potholes, don't take it off road and don't jump curbs. What can I do besides not giving them any more of my money to fix it for me and ranting about it on bikeforums?
MEC is usually preeetty good about fixing stuff. I would try MEC again or talk with the manager to work out a deal.
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