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Old 08-20-12 | 08:11 AM
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Bikes: 1980 Koga Miyata Gents Touring; 1980 Koga Miyata Gents Racer; 1980 Koga Miyata Roadspeed; and aiming for the rest of that year's brochure

Originally Posted by spinnaker
I notice cracks in the rim around two of the spoke, that were several spokes apart.

I ordered the Mavic rim in May 2008 so I probably have 7K-8K on the rim.
Mavic rims typically are made from a harder and thus more brittle aluminium than rims from other brands. So, they're prone to crack, in my experience, if the wheel maker doesn't account for this.
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