Old 10-06-09 | 08:41 AM
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Bikes: Waterford R-33, Madone 6.5, Trek 520

Originally Posted by capwater
low spoke wheels + over 200 lb rider = trouble

Even a well made, properly tensioned wheel will start to go out of true with a clydesdale on board. Best to go with 32 hole spoke rims like a Mavic Open Pro.
Open Pro is a lousy rim for a Clyde. Much better to go with CXP33 if you must do Mavic. Open Pro is an old design with noisy eyelet problems, but Mavic won't fix it. :-(

For the record, we haven't had a single problem with SSRs. They've actually been some of the most troublefree wheels we've seen in a while.
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