tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post7247870393478387123..comments2023-12-22T22:09:04.698-06:00Comments on The Cycle: Rim, ShotJason T. Nunemakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140597732588714945noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post-11286462959455262332012-04-12T05:12:54.882-05:002012-04-12T05:12:54.882-05:00I recall a Mavic guy at my shop in 1992 commenting...I recall a Mavic guy at my shop in 1992 commenting that examination of an unspoked rim is akin to looking over a squid out of the water. Neither communicate their reality.<br /><br />Spoke tension and inflation pressure make the pins and their glue hold things in circles. Pretty much out of balance as a result; the valve hole is opposite in even the cheapest rims to overcome that. <br /><br />Mavic answered the implications of structure with the S.U.P. rim process: <br /><br />http://www.mavic.com/en/technology/rims/SUP<br /><br />Other than those, any rim banged hard enough to exceed the component strength of any piece will do some impressive self-disassembly. Wheels taking a hit out of the plane of the rim will uncover some unwitting points of failure. The amount of force is surprisingly low and a wheel using spoke tension deviation to "true" the wheel with an experienced rim is really a time bomb waiting to blow.<br /><br />Too bad you were Darwin's collection agent on that idiot.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09294639757903892094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post-71438739672691324822012-04-11T19:01:47.734-05:002012-04-11T19:01:47.734-05:00Sure looks shot to meSure looks shot to meChuck Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135578486955751337noreply@blogger.com