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g60dude
Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 1303 Location: Mid-town Lake Katrine
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 8:14 pm Post subject: Mavi Cross Max SLRs.........Ugh turns to AHHH |
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8 months old and already a blown freewheel........... Billy at OMB is taking care of me and it's greatly appreciated. Luv the man !!!! But why is it that my Shimano LOW end wheel will last forever and the wheel with some $$$$$ involved lasts only 8 months?????............Thank you Mavic for letting me enjoy a 45 minute walk out of the woods
I should have listened to others describing their experiences with Mavic _________________ greg
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Tim845
Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 3684 Location: Poughkeepsie
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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Its my experience that the low end Mavics also last longer than the Crossmax.
I was 1 pedaling it yesterday with my 2nd eggbeater off the spindle in 3 months. But at least I wuz riding _________________ Pedal, b*tches!! |
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robdamanii
Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 349 Location: Darth Bailer
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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Hence the reason I'm done using Mavic wheelsets.
My Crossmax XLs are nice and functional again after new pawls and springs. From everything I've read, the crappy design of the freehub lends it to failure if you don't care for it once a month or so. So far, my XTRs have been excellent. Beth's Hopes have been bombproof. Ever since my freehub locked up at the Fat Tire Fest, I've been decidedly anti-mavic hubs.
IMHO, there are MUCH better alternatives to Mavic wheelsets. I hate proprietary spokes, I really dislike the way the freehub is designed, and I'm not at all a fan of their service requirements. |
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g60dude
Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 1303 Location: Mid-town Lake Katrine
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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An update:
Was just up at Overlook today. I was told my wheel came back from Mavic. Billy pulls it out and here it is, in a new Mavic bag. What was in the bag? A brand new rear wheel Being 8 months old, I really thought I was gonna have warranty work done on my existing wheel.,which still would have been fine. Mavic totally happily surprised me. I'm pleased they backed their product. And thanks Billy for helping the downtime be very minimal. _________________ greg
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