Originally Posted by
Sonofamechanic
Cxwrench—did you see exceptions to that for the Mavic CXPs and the (early) Heliums? I never had issues with either—bombproof for commuting—but it seems that when Mavic started dropping its spoke count (Cosmics) the problems really began. I have friends who see no end of cracking/stressed rims in the Cosmics and now in the Ksyriums—but I do largely think its mostly a rider weight issue.
CXP rims and Helium wheels were pretty good. The Helium was basically a normal OP box section rim w/ Mavic manufactured hubs. The freehub was even good on those, it had 2 bearings like virtually every other freehub on the planet. Things went downhill w/ the Ksyrium. Obviously heavier riders will be harder on wheels and see more problems than light riders but I've seen so many problems with them...