My Rear Wheel is Breaking as i'm typing this.
03-14-07, 08:36 AM
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My Rear Wheel is Breaking as i'm typing this.
this morning started with me worring about the health of my girlfriend and now my back wheel on my fixed is breaking. the two things i care about the most are falling apart.
coming back from a run about 15 minutes ago I felt like my back wheel was out of true. i get back to my station and see that one of the spoke is start to breaking through the rim.
i have to ride is till 5pm what can i do to slow this down.
i'm looking for real advice and/or fun rumor help he out today.
coming back from a run about 15 minutes ago I felt like my back wheel was out of true. i get back to my station and see that one of the spoke is start to breaking through the rim.
i have to ride is till 5pm what can i do to slow this down.
i'm looking for real advice and/or fun rumor help he out today.
03-14-07, 09:05 AM
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If it's only 1 spoke, I would loosen that spoke and ride GENTLY on it for the day. But you need a new rim ASAP.
My wheels started doing that a few months ago (many stress cracks started forming at the spoke holes) but I rode on them for a couple weeks until I got my new set built. I finally got around to disassembling the old wheels and found a nipple that had split in 4 places! I was playing with danger and so are you.
Can't help you with your girlfriend's health, but maybe Dr. Pete will chime in on that one. Seriously, hope she gets well soon.
My wheels started doing that a few months ago (many stress cracks started forming at the spoke holes) but I rode on them for a couple weeks until I got my new set built. I finally got around to disassembling the old wheels and found a nipple that had split in 4 places! I was playing with danger and so are you.
Can't help you with your girlfriend's health, but maybe Dr. Pete will chime in on that one. Seriously, hope she gets well soon.
Last edited by urbanknight; 03-14-07 at 09:16 AM.
03-14-07, 09:40 AM
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+1 loosen the spoke and start planning your replacement strategy
Get yer red-hot rumors here: https://www.fark.com/entertainment/
Hope the GF gets better fast.
Get yer red-hot rumors here: https://www.fark.com/entertainment/
Hope the GF gets better fast.
03-14-07, 12:24 PM
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Check out some of the other spokes. My bet is you're going to find spider web cracks radiating from some of the other spoke holes.
If it was my bike I wouldn't ride it farther away from my car than I was willing to walk back. Sorry.
Uh - how's your week going?
If it was my bike I wouldn't ride it farther away from my car than I was willing to walk back. Sorry.
Uh - how's your week going?
