Originally Posted by Val23708

Racing and training in norcal. the first front got bent in a solo crash. i got a crash replacement for $150 from Keith (really should have just looked up the rim and replaced that instead... after about 5 months of racing (and about 5000 miles of training) the rear is bent enough out of true that if you plucked it, it would sound like the highest note on a piano vs. middle C. And then my second front, the braking surface got bent somehow after hitting a road reflector during a sprint. the rear hub also doesn't spin as well anymore... some stuff might have gotten into the ceramic bearings. and the freebody is torn up from the cassette.

They were great wheels when they were new. great for climbing and sprinting.

now they are sitting in a box. the hubs are still okay enough to rebuild them.. i might pick up some new xr-200 rims and some new nipples ... i dont have a truing stand and the patience though