Old 03-13-12 | 08:55 PM
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Al1943
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Originally Posted by Drew Eckhardt
They're nice and round but people haven't been happy with cracking around the spoke holes and report better build quality in DT rims.
I had a DT Swiss 32 hole RR 1.1 rim fail from cracking around the spoke holes. My Mavic Open Pro 32 and 36 hole rims have not cracked (so far). I like the DT Swiss rims because they are a bit lighter than comparable Mavic rims. But I think the Mavic rims are generally tougher.
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