Not a jerk question but what is the lifespan of a set of rims, on average? On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 3:53 AM, Matt Beebe <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've had the opposite experience with synergies and now dyad rims. I > put at least 15K on a set of synergies in all seasons including lots fully > loaded, and the very snowy and salty new england winter of 2010/11, and > only had to replace them because the sidewalls/braking surface had worn way > too thin for comfort. Mavic rims seemed to last well too, but I would > reckon maybe you have hit a bad batch or something. > > > > > On Thursday, December 6, 2012 2:19:50 AM UTC-5, Tim wrote: >> >> Ok so I've had the Homer for 2 years and am about to get my third rear >> wheel. Here's my story: Peter White built the bike and wheels. Velocity >> Synergy with XT hubs and 36 spokes.I hit a pothole pretty good fairly early >> in the bikes life. LBS said rim couldn't be tried so they built up another >> Synergy with my hub. Fast forward to now. That wheel has maybe 5-7k miles >> on it and has stress cracks all over it. They started around the spokes and >> spread to the sides. So time for another. I'm working in CT now and found a >> LBS that knows what a Riv is. Owner builds the wheels. Well, he says that >> Synergy rims (and Velocity in general) are just not that good. I've heard >> the same thing out of a couple of other people too, and they k ow more >> about wheels than me. Thing is, I can't imagine why Riv and Peter would so >> highly recommend them if they're poor quality. But my experiences are >> making me wonder, what with 2 wheels in around 10k miles. LBS guy is >> recommending a Mavic, I think one of the CXP styles saying they're much >> stronger. What should I do??? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/GiSYmV0ViwUJ. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
