Originally Posted by
rdlange
"Joint, absolutely, actually it's both". Means nothing to me. COME ON FOLKS, WHICH ONE? Be clear. Is the wheel damaged? Or just cosmetically odd looking. I've been riding on it and went to change tires and saw it. So really, lets have something exact. Can I use it or need to replace. thanks.
It's a JOINT!!!. Is that clear enough? Andy's comment was facetious but what he meant was that that joint is also an intentional separation in the rim since the joint is pinned, not welded.