Anyone had issues with WTB rims?

[Miket775]

I've had my Whyte E150RS for just over a year now and for the most part have been riding my local trails with the odd jump - was riding this weekend and found that one of the spokes in my rear wheel had pulled through the rim with 3 others cracked around the spoke!

I've had a look around and found a lot of the same reported issues with WTB rims - anyone else suffered the same issues??

 

[jimbob]

I'm going to go check mine now!

 

[lumpy]

That happened to me with a Stans rim but now I have a WTB HTZ emtb rim and it's doing great so far

 

[cep32]

I had a similar issue. Was cleaning the wheels for sale and noticed that every spoke hole had a crack along the rim. All the cracks almost joined up so I'm glad I saw them when I did. The shop replaced them under warranty with the WTB tough version and I sold the wheelset before I rode it.

 

[Gyre]

This was quite a few years ago, but the only rims I've ever had fail on me were WTB aluminum (longitudinal cracks on both sides of the spoke hole eyelet) and Reynolds carbon (plastic deformation from overheated brake track). Never had a Stans, Mavic, or Light Bicycle rim go bad on me.

Edit: I would suggest using spoke washers on the nipple side to help distribute stress better and make sure you don't have any spokes getting loose. The looseness can cause a sharp hit when the spoke comes under tension while riding, which could contribute to fatigue of the aluminum.

 

[Mikehorti]

I've had my Whyte E150RS for just over a year now and for the most part have been riding my local trails with the odd jump - was riding this weekend and found that one of the spokes in my rear wheel had pulled through the rim with 3 others cracked around the spoke!

I've had a look around and found a lot of the same reported issues with WTB rims - anyone else suffered the same issues??

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For what it’s worth, I (fortunately) haven’t had any issues after a severe OTB on my 3rd ride after purchase so can speak highly for the WTB’s

 

[Warehouse41]

I am looking to purchase a WTB wheelset and was wondering if anyone has had any issues with the 29" WTB HTZ i35 rims?

 

[The Hodge]

I am looking to purchase a WTB wheelset and was wondering if anyone has had any issues with the 29" WTB HTZ i35 rims?

Other than a replacement spoke ( no others were loose or damaged ) just this last week ..all has been well ..