Are my Mavic Crosslinks f****ed?
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vtwinvince
Senior Retro Guru
From experience, you might find the spoke nipples will crumble on disassembly. And you need the proprietary tool.
bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
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!
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
Kona Fan
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
Kona Fan
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)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!
bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
moonlite
Kona Fan
Great. I'm bringing a van load.
What's Yr postcode?
Good ones? Not solid-axle bolt-on cast iron ones?
bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
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
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