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> OK, many of you lament about the dismissal of the vaulted Mavic MA-2
> rim. So, what to do? Ride old Mavic MA40s? Maybe.
>
> Well, has anybody tried the Sun CR18 polished rim? Its a silver
> polish rim (like MA-2), double eyelets (another MA-2 favorite), and
> has a list weight of 460g (again, about the same as a....say
> it....MA-2), Finally, the price is very reasonable as it retails for
> $36 each.
My CR-18 rims have single eyelets, not sockets "or "double eyelets."
> The one major difference is the Sun CR18 has a width of 22.5mm; in
> contrast, the MA-2 was listed as only 20.3 mm wide. Still, with the
> demise of the MA-2, this may be *the* replacement.
My experience with them has been positive so far, but I probably have
less than 3,000 miles on them. That said, the Suns have already lasted
longer than Mavic's Open Pros did before those cracked, which in turn
lasted longer than the Cosmic Experts I once had.
I got 11 years and 30,000+ miles out of a Sun CR-16 on the rear wheel,
which appears to be a very similar extrusion but without any eyelets,
before that one cracked at two spoke holes. The front rim is still
fine. The CR-16 had a reinforcing rib that ran along the spoke holes.
Anyway, these are the rims I have been using to replace non-700C rims
although I do still have a small stock of MA-2 rims for my 700C bikes.
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