H Plus Son Archetype wear before replacement?

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singlespeedscott
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by singlespeedscott on Tue Apr 07, 2015 11:53 am

Man those things are worn for only 6000km. I would be looking to replace them if they where mine.

I've got a set of Open Pro's that have done 10000km and they hardly look worn. No idea what my old MAVIC MA 40's have done but the brake track is only just wearing through on the anodising. And these are rims I commute on.
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by iamalex on Tue Apr 07, 2015 12:04 pm

Looking on the plus side, I can talk to the wheel builder about lighter spoke options this time round.
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by iamalex on Wed Apr 08, 2015 8:52 am

Just heard back from H Plus Son - Time to replace the rims, quick!

Off to speak to some wheel builders today.
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by bm0p700f on Wed Apr 08, 2015 2:03 pm

In winter only riding I have killed a DT Swiss rim in 3000 miles. U.K road are covered in crap. If you do not clean the rim and brake pads after ever ride (I certainly dont) you pay for it with premature rim wear. No way around this. Aluminium alloy is not hard the sand and grit on the road is harder!
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by tigoose on Sat Apr 11, 2015 9:34 am

any chance you could share details from h-plus son re your archetypes ?
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by iamalex on Sat Apr 11, 2015 1:31 pm

H Plus Son had got back promptly:
"It’s time to change your rims now! Quick!"

I'm not knocking these rims/wheels. They've had a tough year and have been awesome. Rear wheel is getting rebuilt exactly the same.
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by Svetty on Sat Apr 11, 2015 9:04 pm

I wore through a set of AC Victory wheel rims in 10 weeks last winter. Roads covered in mud and doing 100 mile rides.
Re-rimmed them with SL23 rims - same ERD - they're far better wheels now
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by iamalex on Sat Apr 11, 2015 9:12 pm

10 weeks, yikes! Been looking at riding in Yorkshire but it sounds like it'll be more than just the train ticket that's expensive.
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by mattr on Sat Apr 11, 2015 9:36 pm

Might be worthcutting a chunk out of the old rims, just to see what you had left!
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by Svetty on Sun Apr 12, 2015 3:02 pm

iamalex wrote:10 weeks, yikes! Been looking at riding in Yorkshire but it sounds like it'll be more than just the train ticket that's expensive.

Roads are now pretty clean so problem resolved until next November. Can't recommend the riding around here enough - lovely quiet roads and scenery. We have some proper hills too ;)
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by iamalex on Sun Apr 12, 2015 6:20 pm

And the wheel is dead.
Doing an event in the Surrey Hills today and the rim started to buckle along the brake track in one location. Took a couple of hefty potholes to instigate it but had front brake only for the final 100K.

Svetty - I'll not take them on lightly!

mattr - I'm almost scared to do that!
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