Originally Posted by
ExtremeSquared
Split the alex rims. Surly rear rack, properly tensioned wheels. Well over reasonable capacity with rider plus cargo. The wheel post-mortem is attached. I'm just glad that the weak link was a 40usd replacement and not the rack or frame.
I've had good luck with 36 spoke Sun Ringle disk rims on a MTB. If the Alex fails again, are Rhyno lites any stronger?
That looks like over-tensioned spokes to me and I'd be interested in who made them.
Edit: I see now that these were the original factory-made wheels so have to agree with the poster up-thread who made the point that these should always be evened up in tension and then thoroughly stressed/de-stressed.
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Last edited by onbike 1939; 06-28-16 at 04:49 AM.