What's with Mavic R-SYS Wheel sets?!! - Page 2

What ever happened to the case of the VeloNews reporter that had a bad crash because his front RSys wheel exploded during a race. I recall Mavic was trying like crazy to cover it up--not smart when the customer is a reporter. I can't understand why you would use carbon for spokes, when the wheelset isn't even that light. Having a front wheel fail completely can kill you. Anyone remember the Spinergy?

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Mavic did the backdoor version of "it's not our fault, it's yours." My Mavic SSC brakes will be the last Mavic product I ever own. From an engineering perspective, the R-SYS is a bad design.

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Didn't most of the old Spinergys have nylon or plastic spokes?

http://www.thehubsa.co.za/uploads2/2...54218_Wiel.jpg or are you talking about the four-blade wheels?

Well there were the Rev-X wheels that had CF "spokes". I think pretty much all the other Spinergy's had PBO spokes. I could be wildly incorrect.

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IIRC, Spinergy were built with a four wide blades of thin CF sheet material on either side of the hub which were riveted together at flanges in the center of the rim.