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two mavic data points
the good:
i've been using a pair of mavic cosmos wheels on my commuter lately and have been very pleased with their handling in cross winds. they have a lower spoke count than i've been used to and the last few months, there's always been a big cross wind on my route home across the golden gate bridge. the bike's been significantly easier to control in the strong gusts. the bad: a friend's been using a similar pair of mavic cosmos wheels and they brought them to me for truing. i'm alarmed to discover that the eyelets are pulling out of the rims, front & rear. the socket is still there & the rim alloy is not distorted, but the eyelets seem to be fracturing apart, and in one case, have disappeared completely leaving only the socket. i've not experienced this issue with mavic rims before. has anyone else? mavic's response is to return them to the vendor for repair as they do not sell parts direct. but according to local enquiries, the cost exceeds buying a new wheel. anyone know the real list price of these new rims? mavic assure me they sell them for repairs like this. hopefully they've addressed this eyelet problem by now as these wheels are a few years old. |
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