I blew a spoke!
08-24-07, 01:54 PM
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I blew a spoke!
I can't really complain though, they're only 21 years old! Rear wheel, Nondrive side too! 
Glad I have a spare wheelset, but now I get to rebuild the rear wheel because with spokes this old, I'll just bet there's failure due in more of em!
Glad I have a spare wheelset, but now I get to rebuild the rear wheel because with spokes this old, I'll just bet there's failure due in more of em!
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08-24-07, 02:29 PM
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21 years? Gee whiz, I'd take them back. There's a (minuscule) chance they are still under warranty. 
Do you know how many miles are on them?
Do you know how many miles are on them?
08-24-07, 02:51 PM
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Absolutely no idea, I've put a couple thousand HARD miles on them myself, rough roads, loaded touring, fire roads and fire trails up on the UP.
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
08-24-07, 03:53 PM
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Reminds me of a joke........
Penguin was having trouble with his car leaking oil. So he took it to a garage to have it looked at. The mechanic said he would get right on it and should know what the problem is in about 30 minutes. Penquin decides to take a walk while he is waiting so waddles off down the street. While he's walking he gets a little hot and notices an ice cream store. He goes in and orders a double scoop vanilla sugar cone. He sits out front to eat it and has a little trouble eating it because it's hard to hold a cone with flippers. He finally gets done and cleans up best he can with some napkins. He waddles back to the garage to see what the mechanic has found. When the mechanic see's him he says "looks like you blew a seal". The penguin gets all embarrassed and says "No no - that's ice cream".
Penguin was having trouble with his car leaking oil. So he took it to a garage to have it looked at. The mechanic said he would get right on it and should know what the problem is in about 30 minutes. Penquin decides to take a walk while he is waiting so waddles off down the street. While he's walking he gets a little hot and notices an ice cream store. He goes in and orders a double scoop vanilla sugar cone. He sits out front to eat it and has a little trouble eating it because it's hard to hold a cone with flippers. He finally gets done and cleans up best he can with some napkins. He waddles back to the garage to see what the mechanic has found. When the mechanic see's him he says "looks like you blew a seal". The penguin gets all embarrassed and says "No no - that's ice cream".
08-24-07, 04:03 PM
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okay 2 things. jeepertim- what was that joke. i didnt see that punch line coming. good one.
AND TOM,how come your wheel,thats decades old just breaks a spoke.BUT MINE TACOS ON ME.
LIFE JUST AINT FAIR.
AND TOM,how come your wheel,thats decades old just breaks a spoke.BUT MINE TACOS ON ME.
LIFE JUST AINT FAIR.
08-24-07, 05:21 PM
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
08-24-07, 05:23 PM
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I've got the rear wheel from my Raleigh on the bike right now. This may be a good excuse to go to Deep V on the Schwinn!
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
08-24-07, 05:41 PM
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They sure don't make things like they used to. Only 21 years. I'd take that wheel right back to the store and demand a refund.
08-24-07, 05:57 PM
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. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
