Excel Rims - WTF!!

Ken R

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Excel Rims - WTF!!

« on: January 04, 2014, 04,49:57 AM »

Changing rear tyres yesterday and the approx 8yr old excel rim has got cancer.

Inside the wheel well alongside the spokes are 3 areas where the surface has broken down and the tyre levers have caused it to break up and leave sharp edges. In between the inner and outer surfaces is what looks like an aluminium compressed powder.

Has anybody else seen anything like this?


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SEX - It's OK, but nothing like the real thing!!

Willbar

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Re: Excel Rims - WTF!!

« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2014, 10,13:00 AM »

Quote from: Ken R on January 04, 2014, 04,49:57 AM

My rims don't normally live that long Grin


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Ken R

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Re: Excel Rims - WTF!!

« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2014, 10,54:17 PM »

You must be destroying them with horsepower Will Roll Eyes


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Willbar

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Re: Excel Rims - WTF!!

« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2014, 06,13:46 AM »

Quote from: Ken R on January 04, 2014, 10,54:17 PM

You must be destroying them with horsepower Will Roll Eyes

So far touch wood {My Head} the new bike has been awesome but the old 525 used to get flat spots on the rims from rock and lip impacts , the 300 seams to just fly over them step ups and boulders Grin

must have something to do with the less vehicle mass Wink


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