tcarl
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 561
Bikes: Roark, Waterford 1100, 1987 Schwinn Paramount, Nishiki Professional, Bottecchia, 2 Scattantes, 3 Cannondale touring bikes, mtn. bike, cyclocross, hybrid, 1940's era Schwinn
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I wouldn't reuse the spoke nipples. If you buy new spokes for the new wheel, you'll get new spoke nipples also. Regarding the rim, lots of (older?) rims came that way. I've seen other questions similar to yours here on BF. I tried to do a search and found someone on 4/12/12 asking about the same question as you are, except his wheel is still built up. I agree the "crack" looks wider than normal, I also would think it would pull together more with tightened spokes. I don't think the rim is toast, in fact I'd probably just build it up without thinking about it if it were mine. But I'll also claim to not know too much about the subject. There are some pretty knowledgeable people on here, wait a few more hours/days and see who else chimes in.