Old 01-03-06 | 10:16 PM
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Primo Tiki
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From: St. Paul, MN

Bikes: Motobecane Le Champion Team, Trek 6700 Custom

Originally Posted by Jim-in-Kirkland
Hello All,

Thanks for the feedback - the wheel with cracked rim has been retired.

Interesting enough the spoke (with crack around it) still had tension, but after removing the tire & rim tape the cracks were big enough to let light into body of rim.

Thanks again,
Jim - Kirkland, WA
Your problem could have been caused by over tension. You should have your spokes tension-balanced by a professional to avoid this problem in the future.
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