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02-24-10, 03:14 PM
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Look away from the light!
02-24-10, 03:16 PM
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110lbs is too heavy for R-Sys. Run away.
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From what I've seen on this forum, you're about 185 lb too heavy for those wheels.
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02-24-10, 03:19 PM
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Even if they held up, they're a ridiculous design from a performance standpoint. They are built like wagon wheels, and they're as aerodynamic as wagon wheels.
R-SYS wheels fill a much needed void in the bicycle wheel marketplace.
R-SYS wheels fill a much needed void in the bicycle wheel marketplace.
02-24-10, 03:23 PM
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But they're carbon fiber wagon wheels ... They must be good !
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02-24-10, 03:23 PM
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Never before have I seen so many people with the same thoughts as me on this forum.
02-24-10, 03:29 PM
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Don't worry. Someone who owns a pair will come in eventually and ruin the consensus.
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02-24-10, 03:31 PM
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I wouldn't ride on the R-Sys if they were given to me. I think the tech section on Velo News had a little review / discussion when a front wheel imploded on their tech and he got hurt.
02-24-10, 03:32 PM
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Two of the pics above are from that incident.
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02-24-10, 03:42 PM
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okay the pictures on top, but this is over, mavic has changed the front wheels spoke and now everything is okay about that, my question was about am I too heavy, you know, also, maybe Iam too heavy for easton ea90 slx.. slx are good wheels but I think easton say 200lbs max, and what about r-sys??
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I thought that was a recall replacement that exploded.
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02-24-10, 03:45 PM
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I heard one de-spoke in a crit, right next to me. Pretty cool sounding. They have that going for them.
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okay the pictures on top, but this is over, mavic has changed the front wheels spoke and now everything is okay about that, my question was about am I too heavy, you know, also, maybe Iam too heavy for easton ea90 slx.. slx are good wheels but I think easton say 200lbs max, and what about r-sys??
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OP, I think what we are trying to say is that even if Mavic "fixed" the R-sys the consensus is that we don't trust them.
If you want the answer to your question, you can probably find out the "max weight" on Mavic's website.
I still say, look away from the light.
If you want the answer to your question, you can probably find out the "max weight" on Mavic's website.
I still say, look away from the light.
02-24-10, 03:52 PM
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Sounds like the r-sys won't be around for long with all this negative opinions.
02-24-10, 03:53 PM
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okay the pictures on top, but this is over, mavic has changed the front wheels spoke and now everything is okay about that, my question was about am I too heavy, you know, also, maybe Iam too heavy for easton ea90 slx.. slx are good wheels but I think easton say 200lbs max, and what about r-sys??
2) The Pace's Ferry pic shows the problem with catastrophic failure from an impact. (Getting crossed up with spokes is not good, but the wheel shouldn't disintegrate.) Doubt the redesign eliminated that problem.
3) Why would anybody with a question of whther they were too heavy for a wheel possibly pick this wheel set?
4) there are a lot of better, more aero wheels that will easily hold up to 185lb riders. There is just no reason anybody would want to mess with these wheels given their track record.
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02-24-10, 03:55 PM
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All that said, I wouldn't buy them now, certainly not at full price, and I wouldn't race on them, but I would not hesitate to use them otherwise. And someone is getting a good deal on my old set, especially considering that the new front has never been used.
02-24-10, 03:56 PM
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okay the pictures on top, but this is over, mavic has changed the front wheels spoke and now everything is okay about that, my question was about am I too heavy, you know, also, maybe Iam too heavy for easton ea90 slx.. slx are good wheels but I think easton say 200lbs max, and what about r-sys??
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1) the Velonews incident was a post re call wheel. https://velonews.competitor.com/2009/...-failure_93054
2) The Pace's Ferry pic shows the problem with catastrophic failure from an impact. (Getting crossed up with spokes is not good, but the wheel shouldn't disintegrate.) Doubt the redesign eliminated that problem.
3) Why would anybody with a question of whther they were too heavy for a wheel possibly pick this wheel set?
4) there are a lot of better, more aero wheels that will easily hold up to 185lb riders. There is just no reason anybody would want to mess with these wheels given their track record.
2) The Pace's Ferry pic shows the problem with catastrophic failure from an impact. (Getting crossed up with spokes is not good, but the wheel shouldn't disintegrate.) Doubt the redesign eliminated that problem.
3) Why would anybody with a question of whther they were too heavy for a wheel possibly pick this wheel set?
4) there are a lot of better, more aero wheels that will easily hold up to 185lb riders. There is just no reason anybody would want to mess with these wheels given their track record.
+1 to points 3 and 4 above.
I checked mavic's website and didn't see a max weight. If you are dead set (pardon the expression) on these wheels, check with your authorized Mavic dealer.
02-24-10, 03:57 PM
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here is my r-sys story of the day. I'm riding along in a pretty freaking fast ride and I look over to my right and this rider has R-Sys wheels. I know the guy and I say, "hey, did you see the article in Velo News about the wheel failure of the R-Sys wheel?
response: "I've got the updated wheels so I'm good to go"
my response: "Those were the updated wheels"
His jaw dropped and he then got vigorously dropped.
I have another friend that bought a bike with R-Sys wheels. We switched over to his training wheels because he got the bike in the winter. The recall happened, he got the free set of wheels and sent the R-Sys off for the fix. He got them back and the've never seen pavement.
response: "I've got the updated wheels so I'm good to go"
my response: "Those were the updated wheels"
His jaw dropped and he then got vigorously dropped.
I have another friend that bought a bike with R-Sys wheels. We switched over to his training wheels because he got the bike in the winter. The recall happened, he got the free set of wheels and sent the R-Sys off for the fix. He got them back and the've never seen pavement.