Originally Posted by
old's'cool
I'm not sure I'm following the question, but if you're asking are the rims being damaged over time being left laced and tensioned with the two missing spokes, no, very unlikely (aSSuming you're not riding it in this condition
). Any damage to the rims (i.e. permanent warping) was already done when the hub broke, and during the presumably short period between that event and when your ride came to a halt.
Good to know! This is precisely what I was asking--the rims are now 'untrue' because of the missing spokes, and I was wondering if the currently unequal tension would continue to affect the rim before I get the chance to unlace it in a week or two.
Yes, it was a short ride indeed. After in the incident, I carried the bike up the hill, and walked it a half mile. I did ride it the last couple of blocks figuring I couldn't do worse to the hubs. One day I'd like to re-use the rims.