Mavic Cosmos clincher rims

Rik O'Shea

I've been considering buying a pair of Mavic Cosmos clinchers for road
racing.
Front wheel is 24 spokes radial, rear wheel 28 spokes three cross.
Given the choice of road that our races are on (potholes, potholes
....) I eventually end up replacing the rim and rebuilding the wheel.
The open pro comes in 28/32/36 and not 24.

Do Mavic produce 24 holes rims ? Would I have difficulty in getting a
24 hole rim for rebuilding the front wheel ?

Thanks & regards

David Damerell

Rik O'Shea <rikoshea@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Front wheel is 24 spokes radial, rear wheel 28 spokes three cross.
>Given the choice of road that our races are on (potholes, potholes
>...) I eventually end up replacing the rim and rebuilding the wheel.
>The open pro comes in 28/32/36 and not 24.
>Do Mavic produce 24 holes rims ? Would I have difficulty in getting a
>24 hole rim for rebuilding the front wheel ?

I think a more serious consideration is that if you're going to go across
potholes, a 24-spoke radial wheel is not a smart choice to begin with.
--
David Damerell <damerell@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Distortion Field!

Qui si parla Campagnolo

rik-<< I've been considering buying a pair of Mavic Cosmos clinchers for road
racing. >><BR><BR>
<< Given the choice of road that our races are on (potholes, potholes
....) >><BR><BR>
<< Do Mavic produce 24 holes rims ? Would I have difficulty in getting a
24 hole rim for rebuilding the front wheel >><BR><BR>


No and yes..even if ya found a 24h rim, finding spokes would be tough. Why not
somebody building ya standard wheel for those potholes, potholes, type races??

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

Ronald

> No and yes..even if ya found a 24h rim, finding spokes would be
tough. Why not
> somebody building ya standard wheel for those potholes, potholes,
type races??

Yes, and when using Open Pro's, black hubs and spokes it's hard to
spot the difference and much easier to maintain.


"Qui si parla Campagnolo " <vecchio51@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040406091930.17770.00000581@mb-m21.aol.com...
> rik-<< I've been considering buying a pair of Mavic Cosmos clinchers
for road
> racing. >><BR><BR>
> << Given the choice of road that our races are on (potholes,
potholes
> ...) >><BR><BR>
> << Do Mavic produce 24 holes rims ? Would I have difficulty in
getting a
> 24 hole rim for rebuilding the front wheel >><BR><BR>
>
>
> No and yes..even if ya found a 24h rim, finding spokes would be
tough. Why not
> somebody building ya standard wheel for those potholes, potholes,
type races??
>
> Peter Chisholm
> Vecchio's Bicicletteria
> 1833 Pearl St.
> Boulder, CO, 80302
> (303)440-3535
> http://www.vecchios.com
> "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"