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Old 08-27-17 | 01:45 PM
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FBinNY
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Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

Originally Posted by alcjphil
Notice that the OP mentioned new tires. My take would have been that the tires were not mounted properly, but that is just me
That was a possibility which I mentioned earlier. However it's no longer on after watching the video which clearly shows a bent rim.

Odds are that sometime in it's prior life, this bike suffered an impact of the kind that can happen from a deep pothole, or hopping a curb.

A skilled and patient mechanic could probably get this wheel acceptably true, but that kind of mechanic is rare these days, and the cost of a new wheel low enough, that it makes more sense to start fresh.
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