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06-01-25 | 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ScottCommutes

Pictured is a 36-spoke off-brand double wall aluminum wheel that I purchased off Amazon about two years ago. It's got about 12,000 miles on it. The wheel is true and still runs and appears fine, except for this recent cracking around one spoke hole. Does anyone have any insight? What caused this damage? How much more life is in this rim? Will the double wall make a difference?

yikes - its only a matter of time before that whole section around the eyelet comes away - you don’t want to be on the bike when it happens. Time for a new rim/wheel

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