2009 XT Wheels Suck

Shell wrecked his XT rear wheel yeasterday and our mech found that the wheel is servicable only by some very special tools.

So that's a double whammy against these wheels: they fail, and then they're not servicable by standard tools. That makes them quite unsuitable for cross country mountain biking!

We are on the roadside trying to figure a solution that will keep our group rolling.
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