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12-16-08, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by NOS88

Wow, that's a 36 spoke wheel isn't it? Cracking that would be of big concern to me. Can you take it back to where you bought it and ask if it's covered under warranty. (Even if you bought it on-line you might be able to ask the same thing). If no relief is availalbe, I'd probably take it to my favorite LBS and ask how much to rebuild. I think you're looking at $85+ to replace it with something that might not be as good.

Yep, 36 spokes.
I've had them a year and a half, and I got them on eBay, so returning them is out of the question.

I said Deore, but now that I check it's Deore XT. I don't know the mountain bike hierarchy, but I think XT is the good stuff (?) Does that make a difference in the rebuild opinion?

I'll look into 317 rims, and talk with my LBS.

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