Mavic Ksyrium rear tire breaking

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I've got a set of '03 SSL's with about 8k on them. I'm
climbing some steep stuff and I'm hearing all kinds of
racket out of the rear (out of my bike ;-)) and I notice
the wheel's out of true. I don't even bother looking at
the rim. My LBS takes one look at it and finds five
cracks! One picture is at
mixednutsband.comcrack4.jpgOpen ↗.

Anyone had similar "issues" with your K's?

Ugh, time for a rebuild! The question is are you stuck
with Mavic K rims or can you get something more "durable"?
Good Luck!....

I'm definitely gonna rebuild but I think the rim's gonna
cost close to $150! I may be wrong on that one but... Now
I've gotta decide whether or not to keep the set. I've also
got a set of Bontrager Race Lite's that are light and seem
to be durable so far....

Dan

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I've got a set of '03 SSL's with about 8k on them. I'm
climbing some

steep

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stuff and I'm hearing all kinds of racket out of the
rear (out of my

bike

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;-)) and I notice the wheel's out of true. I don't even
bother looking

at

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the rim. My LBS takes one look at it and finds five
cracks! One picture

is

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at mixednutsband.comcrack4.jpgOpen ↗.

Anyone had similar "issues" with your K's?

Ugh, time for a rebuild! The question is are you stuck
with Mavic K rims

or

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can you get something more "durable"? Good Luck!....

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Originally posted by Dan R H
I've got a set of '03 SSL's with about 8k on them. I'm climbing some steep
stuff and I'm hearing all kinds of racket out of the rear (out of my bike
;-)) and I notice the wheel's out of true. I don't even bother looking at
the rim. My LBS takes one look at it and finds five cracks! One picture is
at mixednutsband.comcrack4.jpgOpen ↗.

Anyone had similar "issues" with your K's?

Thanks,

Dan Hertlein

Drive side spokes? Age? Weight?

Dan R H said:

I'm definitely gonna rebuild but I think the rim's gonna
cost close to $150! I may be wrong on that one but... Now
I've gotta decide whether or not to keep the set. I've
also got a set of Bontrager Race Lite's that are light and
seem to be durable so far....

Dan

I had a Campy Nucleon rear rim fail. Cost of rim alone was
$160. Taught me a lesson. Never buy boutique wheels when
wheels built with off the shelf parts are just as light and
can be made very durable. Oh, btw I never did rebuild my
Nucleon for fear of it breaking again. I weigh 175 pounds.

Kenny Lee

Yes, yes and a big yes of course.

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Dan R H said:

I've got a set of '03 SSL's with about 8k on them. I'm
climbing some steep stuff and I'm hearing all kinds of
racket out of the rear (out

of

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my bike ;-)) and I notice the wheel's out of true. I
don't even bother looking at the rim. My LBS takes one
look at it and finds five cracks! One picture is at

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Anyone had similar "issues" with your K's? Thanks, Dan
Hertlein

Drive side spokes? Age? Weight?

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Dan R H said:

I've got a set of '03 SSL's with about 8k on them. I'm
climbing some steep stuff and I'm hearing all kinds of
racket out of the rear (out of my bike ;-)) and I notice
the wheel's out of true. I don't even bother looking at
the rim. My LBS takes one look at it and finds five
cracks! One picture is at
mixednutsband.comcrack4.jpgOpen ↗.

Anyone had similar "issues" with your K's?

Thanks,

Dan Hertlein

probably, over here (NL) there is a waiting list for spare
-rear- rims 😉

/Marten

dan-<< I've got a set of '03 SSL's with about 8k on them.
I'm climbing some steep stuff and I'm hearing all kinds of
racket out of the rear (out of my bike ;-)) and I notice the
wheel's out of true. I don't even bother looking at the rim.
My LBS takes one look at it and finds five cracks!

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Not that uncommon on these and other ksyriums.

dan-

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dan-<< I've got a set of '03 SSL's with about 8k on them.
I'm climbing some steep stuff and I'm hearing all kinds of
racket out of the rear (out of my bike ;-)) and I notice
the wheel's out of true. I don't even bother looking at
the rim. My LBS takes one look at it and finds five
cracks! >><BR><BR>

Not that uncommon on these and other ksyriums.

dan-

Peter Chisholm

Silliums are supposed to be replaced by your sponsor every
season. Leaving a third of the spokes out of what amounts to
an OpenPro is not a very bright idea. But charging $160 for
an OpenPro is brilliant, a real "Margin Multiplier" for Mr.
Mavic. I think I'll put some foil stickers on MA3's and
sell'em for $100 as "Ksyrium Severe Duty Rims"

Scott Goldsmith