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Old 12-17-13, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by vanttila
Might, but I bet it's not. Seeing as the whole rim flexes, any hit that would send an ordinary wheel in for truing will do the same, or worse (crack it?) to this. Not sure whether the rim is also made out of the same composite as the springs. I imagine so.
+1. People always seem to underestimate the strength of well-built wheels with plenty of spokes. You can crash into things with a good wheel and damage the frame before the wheel dies.
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