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Originally Posted by gyozadude
Ah sorry about that. I didn't think to see where you're posting from. If you haven't taken apart the wheel and know the spoke that's pulled through and can purchase an equivalent rim locally with the same ERD (effective rim diameter), then you could rebuild the wheel and replace, perhaps the group of 4 spokes closest to where the rim tear is growing. This of course implies you would rebuild you're own wheel.
I'd like to know more about wheel building but at present have precisely zero experience, so would rather just buy a wheel and be done with it. Learning to build and true a wheel would keep me off the bike for too long
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