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Had a set for 5 months - noticed slight play in rear wheel after less than 700 miles....surely this can't be normal. Anyone have and set and can advise? Should I be contacting Merlin where I got them from?
I've got a set and they're fine, they've done more miles than yours.
They are a doddle to service/adjust, there's a video on YouTube if you Google it.
I had Fulcrum 3's on a previous bike The front developed some play and I just nipped it up, there was pre-load adjustment on the bearings but I can't remember exactly what I did now.
Looks like you undo the tiny allen bolt, turn the cap and retighten...as simple as that?
Fulcrum make bombproof wheels. Can be a nightmare to get spare parts for them though.
Apart from the pawl spring.
One flimsy spring to hold all 3 pawls, fails every winter.
Rascal is spot on - just don't overdue the tightening and all will be well. Check out You tube.
Yes, as Haze comments; if you servicing them, then it's a good idea to check the pawl Spring.
This flimsy little spring once gave me a pretty long walk home ... and put me off Fulcrum wheels for life!
Anybody else notice the rims wear a lot quicker than Mavics too?
Thin rim walls, dodgy springs....how come I never heard all this prior to buying them?
Why are you braking on a road bike??
Aside from the spring I've had good use out of 7's and 5's
Maybe the design is different on the higher models?
rascal - Member
Thin rim walls, dodgy springs....how come I never heard all this prior to buying them?
The dodgy spring pawl is pretty well known; the thin, or soft, rims walls are just something I seem to have noticed ... but maybe that would explain the black brake coating problem they have on their alu wheels compared to mavic exalith??
Same happened on my 2 month old Quattro's.
Just wound it in and tightened the little bolt - been good since.
Piece of p*ss that was - couldn't have been any easier.
Cheers for the tip 🙂