wheels with chips

[black'n'yellow]

(claim to have been checked by bike shop + had 700 miles since incident too)

that chip looks too new to be 700 miles old. Something's not right - and unless the 'bike shop' is offering a warranty on their advice, then whatever they say is irrelevant.

 

[oliver]

well they are £26 at the moment - so i will keep watching - this is a set of ksyrium elites - so single wheels go £100+ so if the rear turns out to be a dud - then just sell it

 

[ianjmcd]

aye doubt they will stay at that price with 4 days to go though

 

[oliver]

it's hard to tell - saw a set of ksyrium sl's go sub £150 about a month back - looked new - just had no money at the time

 

[Norm]

IMO, there's no way that chip has done 700 miles. It's completely clean, no marks that the brake blocks have caught on it, no mud or grime, and it would be difficult, again IMO, to avoid it with the pads.

 

[oliver]

IMO, there's no way that chip has done 700 miles. It's completely clean, no marks that the brake blocks have caught on it, no mud or grime, and it would be difficult, again IMO, to avoid it with the pads.

I'm not so sure - i've got a mtb wheelset with a much bigger chip - i was using rim brakes which I set up accordingly to miss the hole - after about 200miles (off road + drops + tree roots...) it did fail (but still ride-able - slowly), so I cleaned it up (soap and water) and it looked new - but anyway I've decided to give these wheels a miss!

 

[Rob3rt]

well they are £26 at the moment - so i will keep watching - this is a set of ksyrium elites - so single wheels go £100+ so if the rear turns out to be a dud - then just sell it

Yup pass the danger onto the next dunce easily parted with his cash! Must be on your A-game!