preferred-google-button
log in
register

Ksyrium Elite pot hole damage – terminal?

  • Creator
    Topic
  • January 18, 2011 at 10:06 am #13003
    SPAM Naval

    Hi,
    I damaged my rear wheel on my commute home last night. I’m assume i hit one of London’s notorious potholes a bit too hard. The result is that two spokes are no longer attached to the hub body – one of the (plastic) raised parts of the hub which anchors the spokes to the hub in pairs has broken off. Its a Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheel about two years old in otherwise very good nick. Is this all over for the wheel or fixable (new hub?) at less than the cost of a new one. Any advice would be great, thanks.
    Brendan

  • Creator
    Topic
Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total)
  • Author
    Replies
  • January 19, 2011 at 12:48 pm #639869
    0
    SPAM Naval

    just a note to cat1commuter,
    just a note to cat1commuter, you were right the bit that broke is aluminium (thats what you get for looking in semi-darkness i guess!).
    i’m back in action anyway after putting back on the Aksium last night. thanks chaps

    January 18, 2011 at 3:57 pm #639867
    0
    SPAM Naval

    Guys
    Thanks for the feedback,
    Guys
    Thanks for the feedback, very helpful. It’s definitely a plastic part of the hub body (they;re probably 2008 wheels I think). i’m probably going to go down the road of buying a new wheel cos i agree i think trying to buy a new hub body and rebuild the wheel with a three year old rim isn’t worth it (for now I’ll revert to the original Mavic Aksium rear wheel that i have as a spare).
    anyone need some Elite spokes, you know where to come now.. đŸ˜€

    January 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm #639865
    0
    Fringe

    hey lookee here, new hub for
    hey lookee here, new hub for you

    http://road.cc/content/forum/28833-mavic-wheel-stuff

    January 18, 2011 at 2:22 pm #639863
    0
    Fringe

    well for my 2p worth i think
    well for my 2p worth i think it kinda depends on the rim and if you can build wheels.. sounds like the hub is unusable so if you can get a new/second hand compatible hub, new spokes and the rim isn’t to worn then you could build yourself a new wheel. but if the rim hasn’t got much life left you prob. better off getting a new wheel. buying a new hub and then getting a LBS to build it for you may not be much cheaper than a new wheel..

    January 18, 2011 at 11:50 am #639861
    0
    cat1commuter

    I’m sure that the bit which
    I’m sure that the bit which attaches the spokes is aluminium, not plastic. This is true even on the Mavic wheels with pointless carbon fibre hub shells.

    January 18, 2011 at 11:18 am #639859
    0
    Stephanos

    Theoretically you should be
    Theoretically you should be able to change the hub and replace the spokes. Not sure how much would that cost though.

  • Author
    Replies
Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.