Thread: Mavic Rear wheel problem....anyone else have this problem?
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Old 09-25-13 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by dabac
Mavic Ksyrium Equipe comes with a recommended spoke tension of 140-160 kilo. ....I didn't have any problems getting a replacement rim, .....And yes, it was a crack that prompted the replacement.
If stress cracking is the typical failure mode for these, it's sad that Mavic didn't beef up the bellies of these rims. A bit more thickness at the spoke area wouldn't have added much weight, and could have gone a long way to improving the service life. OTOH, it could be that the spoke service life isn't much longer, and they preferred rim failure to spoke failure.
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