Mavic Ksyrium rear tire breaking

[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 http://mixednutsband.com/crack4.jpg.

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

Thanks,

Dan Hertlein

 

[Bfd]

"Dan R H" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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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
> http://mixednutsband.com/crack4.jpg.
>
> 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!....

 

[Dan R H]

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

"bfd" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:u5nHc.10088$-
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>
> "Dan R H" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:AIednS98QazJYHDdRVn-
> [email protected]...
> > 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 http://mixednutsband.com/crack4.jpg.
> >
> > 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!....

 

[Weisse Luft]

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 http://mixednutsband.com/crack4.jpg.

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

Thanks,

Dan Hertlein

Drive side spokes? Age? Weight?

 

[Kenny Lee]

Dan R H wrote:
> 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

 

[Dan R H]

Yes, yes and a big yes of course.

"Weisse Luft" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> Dan R H wrote:
> > 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
> >
http://mixednutsband.com/crack4.jpghttp://mixednutsband.com-
/crack4.jpg.
> > Anyone had similar "issues" with your K's? Thanks, Dan
> > Hertlein
>
>
>
> Drive side spokes? Age? Weight?
>
>
>
> --

 

[M-Gineering]

Dan R H wrote:

> 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
> http://mixednutsband.com/crack4.jpg.
>
> 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

 

[Qui Si Parla Ca]

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-

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[Scott Goldsmith]

[email protected] (Qui si parla Campagnolo ) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> 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