Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Posts: 1,383
Bikes: Cinelli Supercoursa 69, Ritchey Breakaway Cross, Mondonico Diamond Extra 05, Coors Light Greg Lemond (built by Scapin) 88, Scapin MTB, Stumpjumper 83, Specialized Stumpjumper M4, Lemond Poprad 2001
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 8 Post(s)
Ouch!!!! I didn't see the cracks. How old was the wheel? I have some serious miles on a 15 year old set of Open Pro wheels and they are perfect. Stay away from radially spoking patterns because of the tension required to keep them straight. Most radial spoked wheels are designed and engineered for the job. If you are a light weight (120#) you can get away with radial spoking conventional rims like Open Pros otherwise go conventional.