Are my Mavic Crosslinks f****ed?

[PhillB]

You might be able to spruce them up as mentioned, but you might also find that the spokes/nipples/rim are corroded together.

I learned the hard way trying to find a decent pair of Mavic Crossmax

 

[vtwinvince]

From experience, you might find the spoke nipples will crumble on disassembly. And you need the proprietary tool.

 

[bikeworkshop]

The crosslinks are a great looking pair of wheels with their square profiles and anodised finish.
They looked so futuristic at the time.
But this pair has almost the worst corrosion I've ever seen

it might be just totally on the surface, lifting the finish, but that seems unlikely - and they weren't made with excess material to sacrifice to oxidation.

It's easy to imagine material changes where the spoke head is fitted into the hub
Or where the eyelet is mounted in the rim

I'll email mavic and see what they say!

 

[moonlite]

Wheels, old wheels, are sooooo damnnnnnn cheappppp, just buy some nice ones!

Really? Perhaps where you are, but hereabouts good quality 26" rim-brake wheels are like hens' teeth -- and if a good pair comes up, they command top dollar.

 

[moonlite]

The crosslinks are a great looking pair of wheels with their square profiles and anodised finish.
They looked so futuristic at the time.
But this pair has almost the worst corrosion I've ever seen

it might be just totally on the surface, lifting the finish, but that seems unlikely - and they weren't made with excess material to sacrifice to oxidation.

It's easy to imagine material changes where the spoke head is fitted into the hub
Or where the eyelet is mounted in the rim

I'll email mavic and see what they say!

Yup, the corrosion is pretty advanced. I'm going to take them apart and hang onto the spokes, rims and skewers. (Then probably chuck 'em out in a few years' time)

 

[bikeworkshop]

Really? Perhaps where you are, but hereabouts good quality 26" rim-brake wheels are like hens' teeth -- and if a good pair comes up, they command top dollar.

Great. I'm bringing a van load.
What's Yr postcode?

 

[moonlite]

Great. I'm bringing a van load.
What's Yr postcode?

Good ones? Not solid-axle bolt-on cast iron ones?

 

[bikeworkshop]

We have a few hundred wheels, but it's surprising how the 26xrimbrake have diminished over time.
Rears are always rarer than fronts
And sadly those ones pictured are worth more separated than as wheels