CyciumX

I'm gonna have to stop putting the wheels on when its racked when driving in the sun for longer than an hour

CCrew

All those ramen noodles will do that to you.

Mr. Beanz

Hope that wasn't a customer's he used as support for the whacking!

CyciumX

No... that was my newest addition to my family. My second Y-foil

I don't race. I will not buy another carbon wheel until I do.

mzeffex 

I don't understand why you did that.

Unagidon

What happens when you do it to your bike?

StephenH

Well, I reckon I could take a sledgehammer and go whack the ol' Worksman to pieces, too, but I can't think what that proves to anyone.

CyciumX

Just shock value.

You can't tell in the video but the entire non-drive side to the rim is sun damaged with carbon separation, discolored and deformed. The panel I peeled back was already part of the damage when it cracked in the sun. I'm still keeping the wheel for wall art though so its not a total loss. Plus it makes a real nifty cassette holder

Quel

Your wheel melted in the sun while on the back of your car? And Hed wouldn't replace it?

awesomejack

wait, so what was the point of destroying it even more? I would think a wheel could be left out in the sun, seeing as it is meant to be put on a bike. Which is ridden outside. In the sun. for hours.

If it truly was just sun damage, it was definitely under warranty. My guess is you just voided that warranty and lost out on a new wheel

CyciumX

I guess I could run my car into it and obtain a crash damage replacement cost, but something doesn't seem very moral about abusing my own stupidity.

...and yes, as odd as I am about stuff. Consumer abuse is something I'm pretty damn against. Specifically when it comes to finding blame for ones own mistakes and trying to get others to pay for it.

CyciumX

The inner foam looks messed up. It was in the sun from 1:00pm to 6:30pm Last week from my drive back home from LA to San Jose. I just noticed it when I went to take the wheel off to put on a tire. If sun damage is really warranted then....I'm an idiot.... more-so.

CyciumX

One more thing... the carbon wall was a lot thinner than I expected. I don't think I would have bunny hopped railroad tracks all those times if I had known this....

miwoodar

No, you cannot borrow my extra bike. Put down my tools and leave.

fishymamba

Wow you know you could have given me that wheel.

awesomejack

wait, if it was sitting on your car, it could have been exhaust damage. Put your bike back on the rack and see where that wheel would have been in relation to the exhaust pipe. Because that is not supposed to happen to a wheel in the sun

banerjek

Heat or exhaust seems more likely. If 5 1/2 hours in sun really messed wheels up, cyclists would be dropping like flies.

CyciumX

Very true... and upon further inspection...it is above my exhaust, but close enough to still warrant i'm an idiot and don't feel as if Hed should pick up the slack. Damn morals :/ I'll just pretend it was stolen so I can sleep knowing it wasn't my fault.