new three spoke wheel (on the left) compared to the old 4 spoke
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Good luck. I love my Corima’s (the old four spoke rear) but have had horrible problems with them and even worse service.
First off, I bought them in 2001 from Nytro. These were the first ever, major investment I made in race wheels. They are fabulously fast and versatile, perfect for diverse race conditions. However…
In 2003 I noticed a severe bubble in the carbon fiber rim in the rear such that the brakes had to be opened to prevent rubbing. After extensive phone calls, I had to ship the rear wheel from Massachusetts to California. Evidently, only one distributor in the US is approved for selling and servicing Corima, and that distributor is in California. The distributor then shipped my rear wheel back to France for repairs. Several weeks later, the wheel went from France to California and then back to Massachusetts to my trustworthy LBS.
LBS on phone to me: “Uh, we have your Corima wheel, but before we put the cassette and tire back on, we think you better come in and look at it.”
I drove right over to discover that although the Corima France outfit had “repaired” the rim, they had simply globbed on a bunch of epoxy type stuff which still left a bubble in the rim. The rim was not smooth. I still have to loosen the rear brake to prevent rubbing. The rim has a huge blob on it that was worsened by the repair job.
So, although I think they are great rims when new, I would say the service and repair is dreadful. Your options are really limited and the repair quality was terribly suspect. If I ever buy race wheels again, I would stick with something made in USA that can be repaired and serviced in USA. My “repair” experience only made the Corima wheel worse and made me regret my investment.
Good luck.
BrokenSpoke
those arnt my wheels, they were on cyclingnews-
however, over the years I have had 2 Corima Disk wheels, a 4 spoke and an “aero” spoked wheel- all with no problems whatsoever.
the way the spokes are set, it reminds me of the old Zipp trispoke…everything old is new again.
I’ve seen a couple of “bubbled” 4-spokes as well and a badly “bubbled” delaminating Corima disk. Kinda weird. From the construction of the 3-spoke it looks a lot different than the 4-spoke though.
Thanks for the pics! Francois is right, looks like the old zipp tri spoke. Also, with the varying with of the spokes reminds me a little of the nimble crosswinds?