Hmm - What wheels are you building. The bladed spokes I am referring to are the ones in the road bike wheels - the Ksyriums - which are the same/similar to the ones in the Crossmax wheels. They are the Zicral spokes and to answer your question on strength I don't actually know - some other guys would have to comment - but they are light and aerodynamic so for XC and roadie work they are great. Very expensive and difficult to get hold of as well. On Mavic - any Mavic spares are a pain in the butt to get hold of because the distributorship changed hands locally and the new guys don't carry stock. How unusual, the story of South African cycling :-)
If I was building bomb proof FR or DH wheels though I would be looking at some serious straight gauge spokes like DT Swiss and making sure I had the right rims, mainly because you are likely to break some and then spares are easier to get than some exotic spoke. My 2 cents worth Paul Ruinaard Chief Executive Officer VBX Telecom Office: +27 87 750 7002 Mobile: +27 82 928 7955 Fax: +27 86 511 8779 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WebSite: www.vbx.co.za NOTICES: 1. This message and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender at VBX immediately. Any unauthorised use, alteration or dissemination is prohibited. 2. VBX accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss whether it be direct, indirect or consequential, arising from information made available and actions resulting there from. 3. Please note that VBX only binds itself by way of signed agreements. 'Signed' refers to a hand-written signature, excluding any signature appended by 'electronic communication' as defined in the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, no. 25 of 2002. 4. Directors: J M Davis, B G Hyson, H.G. Miller, P.F. Retief, M.R. Schormann; P.H. Ruinaard 5. VBX Communications (Pty) Ltd 2006/033910/07 Vat No 4720234295 The difference between great people and everyone else is that great people create their lives actively, while everyone else is created by their lives, passively waiting to see where life takes them next. The difference between the two is the difference between living fully and just existing. Michael E. Gerber -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jacques Booysen Sent: 15 October 2008 01:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [!! SPAM] [DarknDirty] Re: Bad Mavic Service or LBS Incompetence? I don't have a clue about the technical specs of these Mavic bladed spokes, but now even i want them just because they are difficult to get hold of :-P So they are super strong for FR, hey? On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 12:52 PM, Paul Ruinaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Big problem getting these - I tried to order from Totalcycling.com and even > they could not get stock and it is listed on their site > > > > Paul Ruinaard > Chief Executive Officer > VBX Telecom > > Office: +27 87 750 7002 > > Mobile: +27 82 928 7955 > > Fax: +27 86 511 8779 > > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > WebSite: www.vbx.co.za > > NOTICES: > 1. This message and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for > the addressee. If you have received this message in error, please notify the > sender at VBX immediately. Any unauthorised use, alteration or dissemination > is prohibited. > 2. VBX accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss whether it be direct, > indirect or consequential, arising from information made available and > actions resulting there from. > 3. Please note that VBX only binds itself by way of signed agreements. > 'Signed' refers to a hand-written signature, excluding any signature > appended by 'electronic communication' as defined in the Electronic > Communications and Transactions Act, no. 25 of 2002. > 4. Directors: J M Davis, B G Hyson, H.G. Miller, P.F. Retief, M.R. > Schormann; P.H. Ruinaard > 5. VBX Communications (Pty) Ltd 2006/033910/07 Vat No 4720234295 > > The difference between great people and everyone else is that great people > create their lives actively, while everyone else is created by their lives, > passively waiting to see where life takes them next. The difference between > the two is the difference between living fully and just existing. > > Michael E. Gerber > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Donald Klopper > Sent: 14 October 2008 04:29 PM > To: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [!! SPAM] [DarknDirty] Bad Mavic Service or LBS Incompetence? > > > > I've been waiting for more than a month now for a Mavic bladed spoke from my > LBS. > > Who's to blame? > > The dude at the LBS said that he waited more than 4 months for his. > > Nice. > > Donald > > This email and all content are subject to the following disclaimer: > > > > http://content.momentum.co.za/content/legal/disclaimer_email.htm > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DarkAndDirty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DarkAndDirty?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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