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Are Mavic A119 36h rims good?
Still working on the bike situation. One option is switching to a 58. The
58 they have on hand is a 2004. One of the few differences between it and the 2005, seems to be the rims. I have no idea if this is an up or downgrade. Any idea? 2004 - http://www.bianchiusa.com/volpe.html 2005 - http://www.bianchiusa.com/570.html Anyway, wheels still turning. One nice bit of news (other than I decided to rest for a few days) is that my other LBS said they could probably do a refit for cheap or free. That would be a load off my mind if indeed the frame was a mistake, that I could get fit to the frame that fit me, without paying for that part in totality again. Preston |
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"Preston Crawford" wrote in message ... Still working on the bike situation. One option is switching to a 58. The 58 they have on hand is a 2004. One of the few differences between it and the 2005, seems to be the rims. I have no idea if this is an up or downgrade. Any idea? I haven't run across these before, having only seen them on new bikes rather than as an aftermarket rim. The Cannondale T800 uses the same A119 rim. But I've been using Mavic touring rims for years. One set -- T221 36-hole rims on my Novara touring bike -- has well over 10k flawless miles (the rims; the spokes are another story). I also have two sets of wheels with T520 and A719 rims, with about 7k miles between them, that have been solid. Mavic's touring rims, even the low-end ones (like my T221's were), are not going to be a problem. I'd choose them over Alex rims just because they're Mavics. As always, it's the build quality of the wheels that matters. Proper (high and even) tension and stress-reliving of the spokes, you know the drill. RichC |
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On 2005-01-11, Rich Clark wrote:
"Preston Crawford" wrote in message ... Still working on the bike situation. One option is switching to a 58. The 58 they have on hand is a 2004. One of the few differences between it and the 2005, seems to be the rims. I have no idea if this is an up or downgrade. Any idea? I haven't run across these before, having only seen them on new bikes rather than as an aftermarket rim. The Cannondale T800 uses the same A119 rim. But I've been using Mavic touring rims for years. One set -- T221 36-hole rims on my Novara touring bike -- has well over 10k flawless miles (the rims; the spokes are another story). I also have two sets of wheels with T520 and A719 rims, with about 7k miles between them, that have been solid. Mavic's touring rims, even the low-end ones (like my T221's were), are not going to be a problem. I'd choose them over Alex rims just because they're Mavics. As always, it's the build quality of the wheels that matters. Proper (high and even) tension and stress-reliving of the spokes, you know the drill. Totally. Thanks for the help, though. It's good to know that if this is the way things go, it won't be a downgrade. Maybe even an upgrade of sorts. Preston |
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On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 18:01:07 -0500, Rich Clark wrote:
Mavic's touring rims, even the low-end ones (like my T221's were), are not going to be a problem. I'd choose them over Alex rims just because they're Mavics. I ride good ole Mavic 36H MA3's currently and they're virtually indestructable. That said, my last city bike had Alex rims and I trued the wheels once in around 30K miles. Even the bike shop warned me that "those really aren't the best rims..." I mean, I wiped out several times, hit potholes with impunity and often carried close to a hundred pounds of groceries on the bike. Never an issue. I DO de-stress the spokes with a screwdriver and retrue rims on all new bikes I buy after a week of "break in". I don't know if that's what helps or if I'm doing the equivalent of waving a dead chicken around for good luck. Seems to work anyhow. Didn't Alex start out making BMX rims? If so, that's a rim application that will separate the wheat from the chaff so to speak. :P |
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