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Paolo Sant'Ambr
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Here is an interesting wheel story:
Riding buddy buys Colnago with Record 10. Rides 120 mi. a week, rear wheel Ambrosio 32 breaks
spokes, fixed; but problem repeats and spokes go loose on subsequent rides.
He complains, LBS says the Ambrosio rim are ****, why don't you use Mavic? Ok, he buys Mavic. Rides,
spokes go loose and break. Back at same LBS, they say sorry we'll get our wheel guru, guru says 'we
shall build using spoke prep'. Ride and ride, wheel has loose spokes and goes out of true every 60
or so miles. Next wheel guru, same LBS chain, different store says wheel laced wrong, trailing
spokes on wrong side. Next week spoke are loose; back to LBS. They say just buy this Boutique set,
ok will buy Boutique. Now riding buddy is happy as Lance and faster too. Problem solved and much
money made.
My experience, same chain, different store:
Want to use MA2's to replaced crashed and bent MA40's, find a pair out of sate, pay to ship to shop
to lace to hubs. 36 three cross. First ride spoke break. OK, I fix, ride more spoke break, I fix.
Ride fast down Stunt Rd. and a truck makes a left in front of me. On the brakes hard, front and
rear. Panic, break, rear slides, reduce pressure on rear, rear get traction again, miss the truck.
Keep descending and realize that wheel has tacoed.
Back to LBS, I cannot fix this, MA2 is gone LBS says and we have this Campy Strada Omega that is
similar. Ok, I pay $75 for rim spoke and lacing.
Ride on rollers, spoke breaks, I fix. Ride and ride wheel is OK, but the anodized Campy does not
match the MA2. Find pair of MA2's from shop in Europe. This time I build my first wheel, first ride
all spokes too loose, have to abort ride after 10 mi., barely make it home. Read RBT, take two
evenings to build wheel, increase tension, wheel pretty good still inside .5mm and 100 so miles.
Paolo Sant'Ambrogio Santa Monica, CA
Riding buddy buys Colnago with Record 10. Rides 120 mi. a week, rear wheel Ambrosio 32 breaks
spokes, fixed; but problem repeats and spokes go loose on subsequent rides.
He complains, LBS says the Ambrosio rim are ****, why don't you use Mavic? Ok, he buys Mavic. Rides,
spokes go loose and break. Back at same LBS, they say sorry we'll get our wheel guru, guru says 'we
shall build using spoke prep'. Ride and ride, wheel has loose spokes and goes out of true every 60
or so miles. Next wheel guru, same LBS chain, different store says wheel laced wrong, trailing
spokes on wrong side. Next week spoke are loose; back to LBS. They say just buy this Boutique set,
ok will buy Boutique. Now riding buddy is happy as Lance and faster too. Problem solved and much
money made.
My experience, same chain, different store:
Want to use MA2's to replaced crashed and bent MA40's, find a pair out of sate, pay to ship to shop
to lace to hubs. 36 three cross. First ride spoke break. OK, I fix, ride more spoke break, I fix.
Ride fast down Stunt Rd. and a truck makes a left in front of me. On the brakes hard, front and
rear. Panic, break, rear slides, reduce pressure on rear, rear get traction again, miss the truck.
Keep descending and realize that wheel has tacoed.
Back to LBS, I cannot fix this, MA2 is gone LBS says and we have this Campy Strada Omega that is
similar. Ok, I pay $75 for rim spoke and lacing.
Ride on rollers, spoke breaks, I fix. Ride and ride wheel is OK, but the anodized Campy does not
match the MA2. Find pair of MA2's from shop in Europe. This time I build my first wheel, first ride
all spokes too loose, have to abort ride after 10 mi., barely make it home. Read RBT, take two
evenings to build wheel, increase tension, wheel pretty good still inside .5mm and 100 so miles.
Paolo Sant'Ambrogio Santa Monica, CA