Question Mavic Cosmic Pro Rim Separation

[chris86]

Hi there,

Whilst doing a bit of random rear wheel squeezing today, I noticed that the 'aero' part of the rim profile has separated from the brake track part.

This affects about 1/8th of the wheel, and if I squeeze hard the parts separate by 2-3mm. I haven't noticed any performance issues, and am not sure when/how this occurred so could have been riding like this for months... The wheels have done approx 10,000 km

My question is... is it sensible to attempt to repair these? It would be relatively straightforward to line the gap with carbon adhesive. I'd be concerned I may be creating a weakpoint which could lead to some kind of failure over time however... Otherwise I'll be looking for a new wheelset.

Any thoughts/experience welcome!

Thanks,

 

[King Boonen]

Based on the use I’m guessing these are the older model with aluminium brake track and carbon fairing? Is so I’m sure you can just glue it, the carbon isn’t structural.