Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
I'm having a problem understanding how a year+ old item is also recently purchased
Actually I suspect I do understand, the "recently purchased" is the statement that absolves the OP from any blame.
Has the OP contacted the wheel source about this? Has the Op shown the wheel to anyone experienced
in person? I find wheel condition questions are far more likely to have better answers from those who can touch and feel the wheel. Andy
I haven't shown it to anyone. I only discovered it a few minutes ago. I was simply wondering if I should just keep tightening it up myself or take it to the bike shop. The second post suggests the latter.
I don't put a lot of miles on this bike. I destroyed the Ambrosio wheel it came with in the late 1980s, and I weighed less then than I do now. I was hoping this one with more spokes and a wider rim might last longer.
I purchased the bike in February of 1988. I purchased the wheels a year ago. In terms of the lifetime of the bike (or me), that is fairly recent.
I really don't understand the motivation for posting such commentary.