Originally Posted by
MrWenzel
Trek replaced the rims for me great help from the LBS. I thought that I was going to spend $400 on replacements.
That's excellent service.
Both a friend's and my son-in-law's late-90's Kleins (by then a Trek house brand) had the OEM rear wheels fail by cracking at the spoke nipples. Neither rider is very heavy at 170 and 150 pounds respectively.
The bikes were old enough that a warranty claim was not likely but they were the first rims I've had experience with that failed this way. Most fail by cracking through the brake track from abrasive wear and take a lot longer than these did.