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Old 08-23-17, 07:11 PM
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If it's an aluminum rim it's trashed. Steel rims are pretty easy to repair when this happens.
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Originally Posted by bradtx
I thought so also, I compared the holes where the nipples pulled through with an unaffected hole using a drill bit and all were the same size and no cracking. The rim is a Mavic CXP10 and still in service.

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Maybe the wheel was built with Houdini nipples.
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Originally Posted by Dan Burkhart
Maybe the wheel was built with Houdini nipples.
The nipples that pulled through didn't survive.

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