Mavic Cosmos clincher rims

I've been considering buying a pair of Mavic Cosmos clinchers for road
racing.
Front wheel is 24 spokes radial, rear wheel 28 spokes three cross.
Given the choice of road that our races are on (potholes, potholes
....) I eventually end up replacing the rim and rebuilding the wheel.
The open pro comes in 28/32/36 and not 24.

Do Mavic produce 24 holes rims ? Would I have difficulty in getting a
24 hole rim for rebuilding the front wheel ?

Thanks & regards

Rik O'Shea wrote:
Front wheel is 24 spokes radial, rear wheel 28 spokes three cross.
Given the choice of road that our races are on (potholes, potholes
...) I eventually end up replacing the rim and rebuilding the wheel.
The open pro comes in 28/32/36 and not 24.
Do Mavic produce 24 holes rims ? Would I have difficulty in getting a
24 hole rim for rebuilding the front wheel ?

I think a more serious consideration is that if you're going to go across
potholes, a 24-spoke radial wheel is not a smart choice to begin with.
--
David Damerell Distortion Field!

rik- I've been considering buying a pair of Mavic Cosmos clinchers for road
racing. BRBR
Given the choice of road that our races are on (potholes, potholes
....) BRBR
Do Mavic produce 24 holes rims ? Would I have difficulty in getting a
24 hole rim for rebuilding the front wheel BRBR


No and yes..even if ya found a 24h rim, finding spokes would be tough. Why not
somebody building ya standard wheel for those potholes, potholes, type races??

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

No and yes..even if ya found a 24h rim, finding spokes would be
tough. Why not
somebody building ya standard wheel for those potholes, potholes,
type races??

Yes, and when using Open Pro's, black hubs and spokes it's hard to
spot the difference and much easier to maintain.


"Qui si parla Campagnolo " wrote in message
...
rik- I've been considering buying a pair of Mavic Cosmos clinchers
for road
racing. BRBR
Given the choice of road that our races are on (potholes,
potholes
...) BRBR
Do Mavic produce 24 holes rims ? Would I have difficulty in
getting a
24 hole rim for rebuilding the front wheel BRBR


No and yes..even if ya found a 24h rim, finding spokes would be
tough. Why not
somebody building ya standard wheel for those potholes, potholes,
type races??

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

David Damerell wrote:

I think a more serious consideration is that if you're going to go across
potholes, a 24-spoke radial wheel is not a smart choice to begin with.

I have Cosmos 24/28 wheeles, and to be honest that front wheel is great.
Have to true the rear one every 200 miles, but the front is trued like the first day.
Think that I'll build myself stronger rear (something with 36 holes) and keep front Cosmos.

(Rik O'Shea) wrote in message . com...
I've been considering buying a pair of Mavic Cosmos clinchers for road
racing.
Front wheel is 24 spokes radial, rear wheel 28 spokes three cross.
Given the choice of road that our races are on (potholes, potholes
...) I eventually end up replacing the rim and rebuilding the wheel.
The open pro comes in 28/32/36 and not 24.

Do Mavic produce 24 holes rims ? Would I have difficulty in getting a
24 hole rim for rebuilding the front wheel ?

Thanks & regards

HAve you considered Velocity rims? Several types available in 24
drilling, some (like the Deep V) very strong. See
http://www.velocityusa.com/

However, the suggestions that you consider a regular, higher spoke
count wheel for rough roads make a lot of sense.

Nigel Grinter
Spokesperson
Well-Spoken Wheels

smokva wrote in message ...
David Damerell wrote:

I think a more serious consideration is that if you're going to go across
potholes, a 24-spoke radial wheel is not a smart choice to begin with.

I have Cosmos 24/28 wheeles, and to be honest that front wheel is great.
Have to true the rear one every 200 miles, but the front is trued like the first day.
Think that I'll build myself stronger rear (something with 36 holes) and keep front Cosmos.

I suppose my real question is what do you do with these wheels when
you break a spoke or want to rebuild with a new rim - are replacement
spokes and rims readily available. This is my main consideration
rather than suitability for racing terrain (as an aside a lot of the
guys I race against use Mavic Krysiums regardless of the road
conditions - they've got money to burn).