Originally Posted by
robow
garyinoz, sorry you couldn't read the inflection in my voice, my statement was totally tongue in cheek and I was just pointing out the fallacy of the statement made in the previous post. The Mavic A719 or the less expensive Mavic A319 rims are two of the very best you can buy. Mavic is one of the leading rim and wheel manufacturers in the world and your choice of A719's is an excellent one.
I rode a set of Performance Bike XT-319 for years. Finally a crack appeared after maybe 10,000 miles. Then I got a set of Joe Young hand built White Industries hubs and 719 rims. They have a couple of thousand miles, with abou 500 on dirt trails. Still as true as the day I got them.
It's not the rims, it's the build.