Originally Posted by bigsnake76
"left dry"
Johnny, help me out here, does this mean service them with a lube, or go through each nipple every few months and turn it. Let me know. Thanks a ton. I just installed a set of Elites on my roubaix today.
I assume if they sieze, does that mean that the wheels are shot?
Turning the nipples every few months will help, but what I suggest would be to give them to a wheel builder every 2 or 3 months service them and retension all the spokes. Once they seize, the wheel isn't shot, it just won't be able to be retensioned so it will lose heaps of stiffness and the handling will go soft.
Of course that won't really be a huge factor unless you are a racer, but you will feel it in crits.
Interestingly I think this is only on the silver 06 Elites, I heard a rambling that Mavic has sorted it out for the 07 wheels.
Unfortunately my set has gone soft and there is nothing I can do about it. Still a good training wheel though.