tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post5946817538089479297..comments2024-03-13T02:16:08.135-04:00Comments on Cozy Beehive: Mavic Recalls R-Sys Front WheelRon Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-50909084395677925112013-02-18T07:38:43.486-05:002013-02-18T07:38:43.486-05:00Larry sez: The real issue here in the VN case is a...Larry sez: The real issue here in the VN case is a classic "all about the money" issue. His wheel "failure" was eventually blamed by the wheel maker on the tire coming off the rim under stress. Once that happened the wheel came apart like the spokes were uncooked spaghetti. Can't fault Mavic as the wheel was never designed to withstand that sort of abuse BUT, did those who eventually determined the TIRE was actually at fault do anything about that? I've never seen any warnings about these tires, but it would seem the tire importer's goodwill and continued spec of the wheel makers products on their bicycles was more important than the safety of the folks who mounted X tire on their wheel? I'm sure denials will be thick and fast if anyone pushed hard on this but it's not hard to figure out what tire is the culprit if you do a bit of investigating. Where did the VN guy end up...working for Mavic?Larry and Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346445393389942837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-86736526469581507952011-08-30T21:33:09.572-04:002011-08-30T21:33:09.572-04:00I'm currently running a set of R sys,post reca...I'm currently running a set of R sys,post recall!Should I be worried of possible failure?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-18824020503978867392010-07-27T08:12:34.254-04:002010-07-27T08:12:34.254-04:00So whatever happened with these? I'd sort of f...So whatever happened with these? I'd sort of forgotten about it with the latest Trek steerer tube failure news in VN. Any updates?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-60943884205186642982009-06-14T17:05:37.739-04:002009-06-14T17:05:37.739-04:00you realize that if this were a car, people would ...you realize that if this were a car, people would get sued. <br /><br />what are they going to do, wait till someone dies before they pull their head out of their ass?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-41068225136900651182009-01-12T20:04:00.000-05:002009-01-12T20:04:00.000-05:00Yes, the update is correct. Mavic in USA will not ...Yes, the update is correct. Mavic in USA will not recognize the recall until 31st March 2009. If you still want to ride your bike they're going out of their way to give you a pair of Aksiums that you can keep even after you exchange your R-Sys. Sometimes recalls are sweet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-11264469201306225292009-01-12T10:56:00.000-05:002009-01-12T10:56:00.000-05:00I definitely believe there are problems with the w...I definitely believe there are problems with the wheelset, hence the recall. However, the incident at Pace Bend included some heavy contact between the riders during a sprint finish. One rider who made it through had some nasty rash on his leg from the tire of the downed rider. It is almost certain that the spokes made contact with a pedal during the incident. Just some insight into th ephoto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-7068894898308949342009-01-08T17:26:00.000-05:002009-01-08T17:26:00.000-05:00Yours is the best cycling blog. Just started readi...Yours is the best cycling blog. Just started reading this..!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-33583804691290038432009-01-08T16:37:00.000-05:002009-01-08T16:37:00.000-05:00I like the use of the term "in certain circumstanc...I like the use of the term "in certain circumstances." Such as using this racing wheel for racing...Sprocketboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002657522696618715noreply@blogger.com