Rim blew apart...JRA. New wheel suggestions?
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I am actually open to any rim suggestions. Anything other than Sunringle and Enve rims are currently on the table.
Industry 9 wheels have always looked nice.
I have not been impressed with my I9 hubs. Been through 1 set of freewheel bearings, fear a new set is pending. Tool free disassemble seems like a great idea until your freehub falls off when removing a wheel on the trail. Luckily you can run with 3 out of 6 pawls, as I have left a few out on the trail.
I used electrical tape for rim tape and bar tape for years, and it worked quite nicely.
Just put in an order for 27.5 rims.
EX471 rims are somewhere between $150-180 up here @boostindoubles
EX471 rims are somewhere between $150-180 up here @boostindoubles
Yikes dude! I dunno what I paid, just told my lbs wheel builder to lace up strong wheels. I checked universal cycles and their going for $110.
The 471s seem to have pretty good reviews and I was going to go with them, until I saw the price. Ended up ordering some Spanks blindly, without any reading of reviews or anything. We'll see how that works out. And they are blue. 
I didn't even look at Mavic stuff. I would guess they are much cheaper.
I didn't even look at Mavic stuff. I would guess they are much cheaper.
Just put in an order for 27.5 rims.
At least mine doesn't melt in the sun or rain.
Why?if i had to replace my ex500s, I'd be all like
because they have been bullet-, case-, and hack-proof for 3+ years and these are what ex500s have become. and because 26.
You must not be a very good hack- look at the OP; splits rims wide open by just ridin' along!
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This is a wise move. Just looking at Mavic wheels will cause your eyes to squirt blood and smoke to pour from your ears in a fit of uncontrollable blind rage. This will be further compounded by the fact that Mavic uses bushings on their high end free hub bodies instead of bearings. Then when the bushing wears prematurely because you actually ride it and throws the chain into those nice flat bladed spokes, breaking a few, and obliterating your coveted XTR rear derailleur, you get to experience Mavic customer service. By now your head can swivel 360° and speaking in tongues has now eclipsed all sense of your humanity as it is explained to you how you have to pay them to fulfill their own warranty.The 471s seem to have pretty good reviews and I was going to go with them, until I saw the price. Ended up ordering some Spanks blindly, without any reading of reviews or anything. We'll see how that works out. And they are blue.
I didn't even look at Mavic stuff. I would guess they are much cheaper.
Be brave, look away.
I've a set of 26" flows laying in the bike bin... they're waiting for the mythical day I buy a new funbike and build it up. I dunno when that's gonna happen. They're white rims. You pay me I ship them to you. If you want, they're not the flow ex. Just the OG flows
Yea, the white rims are a lil strange. Not sure what to do with em, probably let em rot in the bike bin until I win the lottery and buy a suppressor.
Awe come on, all he is saying, is give pees a chance.
Finally went and picked these up. They seem lighter than the previous rims. BUT, I am pretty sure that these don't have a welded seam where the two ends of the rim meet (at least the inner surface isn't welded). We'll see how long they last, probably wouldn't have got these if I had realized that....
Looks like a bad rim job to me
