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Song
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Hi
I recently bought a front wheel with a radially-laced, straight-pull 24h Aerohead rim on ebay, and
when it arrived, to my dismay, there were hairline cracks in the anodized layer - perhaps the rim
itself? - on at least one side of every spoke hole on the rim.
The seller has kindly offered compensation, but in order to reach agreement we agree on how
extensive it should be, he asked me to get a second opinion. So here I humbly seek all your second
opinions. If you have some time, check out the link below:
http://www.stanford.edu/~weisong/aerohead.htm
The wheel itself is very true, no hops, does not appear to have been abused. If you're an
experienced aerohead user or experienced with heat-treated rims in general, please tell me whether
this damage is strictly cosmetic, or is an omen of catastrophic things to come.
Note: blue Aerohead rims are supposed to be powder-coated, but this seems to be an older model and
sure looks like anodiztion to me. But perhaps you can tell?
thanks Song
I recently bought a front wheel with a radially-laced, straight-pull 24h Aerohead rim on ebay, and
when it arrived, to my dismay, there were hairline cracks in the anodized layer - perhaps the rim
itself? - on at least one side of every spoke hole on the rim.
The seller has kindly offered compensation, but in order to reach agreement we agree on how
extensive it should be, he asked me to get a second opinion. So here I humbly seek all your second
opinions. If you have some time, check out the link below:
http://www.stanford.edu/~weisong/aerohead.htm
The wheel itself is very true, no hops, does not appear to have been abused. If you're an
experienced aerohead user or experienced with heat-treated rims in general, please tell me whether
this damage is strictly cosmetic, or is an omen of catastrophic things to come.
Note: blue Aerohead rims are supposed to be powder-coated, but this seems to be an older model and
sure looks like anodiztion to me. But perhaps you can tell?
thanks Song