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Old 07-23-09, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Al1943
I suspect this OP cracked due to the railroad tracks and/or pot holes, etc. Even spoke tension is important but from my experiences it has always been the rough roads that cause rim failures.
Given that riding over railroad tracks, pot holes and/or other types of impacts reduces spoke tension, how do you figure that rough roads cause the rim to crack around the spoke holes?
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