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Old 09-30-05, 10:23 PM
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The MA3 suffers pullthrough because it features single eyelets and a hard anodization. The installation of the eyelets requires the removal of a good deal of material without actually adding much in the way of structural support. Contrast this with Open Pros which feature double eyelets / sockets where the eyelet is actually a continuous sleeve that rests on both the interior and exerior part of the box section. As for the hard ano, just look up Jobst Brandt's rant on the subject.

Having said that, I've built MA3 wheels on the upper end of that range, around 110 kgf, and they seem to be doing ok after about 1,000 miles or so.
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