Re: Is this the next "MA-2" rim?

JeffWills wrote:
> On May 9, 11:09�am, jim <skijor...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> My polished 700C CR-18 rear rim has been abused for more than 5 years
>> and is finally starting fail along the braking area.
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
> 
> Hmmm... when mine started to fail, it failed only a few miles later:
> http://home.comcast.net/~jeff_wills/rites2005/pages/rites042.htm
> 
> The CR-18 is a nice rim, but somewhat wider than a MA-2. I think the
> Sun M13 II is closer to a MA-2:
> http://www.bikepartsusa.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=01-124160
> but still no double eyelets, dammit.
> 
> Jeff
> 

you don't "need" double eyelets.  it's jobstian myth and lore that they
provide any significant sup****t.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@[EMAIL
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 how thin that upper web is compared to the main rim bed.

btw, there's nothing particularly great about ma2's either.  their low
profile makes them prone to flat-spotting.  if you're looking for
alternative rims, and insisting on "traditional" but non-mavic, go with
something like ambrosio.