Timely subject-- am increasingly convinced that most of these Velocity rims are just not made for heavy loads and wide tires. Yesterday I found that both rims on my 650B tandem were splitting in half<http://www.pardo.net/bike/pic/fail-001/FAIL-125.html>under the rim tape, probably because we ride 42mm wide Hetres at 70-80psi and weigh 300lbs, plus bike. One rim was Australian and the other USA, both were O/C Synergy rims. The Australian one was also cracking around the eyelets. Am sure Velocity will replace them, but why should the replacements last any longer?
I like the Synergy because it is the best option for 650B and rim brakes, but at the crux of the issue is that Synergies (and perhaps also Chukker) are really not intended for touring or heavy loads (especially with wide tires). Wish there was a heavier duty option that supported rim brakes (Deep-V/Chukker also seems to lack the support for wide tires that real MTB rims have, so maybe Psycho would be a better starting point). Hopefully the arrival of the 650B "freight train" will help! 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/-/duCS-hFWfOIJ. 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.
