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Old 06-25-06 | 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by banzai_f16
So the ride home wasn't so pleasant yesterday after a STRONG crosswind pushed me into a double recessed railroad track and just enough of an angle where the double track tried to grab my tire and twist.
A wheel in a railroad track. This could be just a one broken spoke thing and you could well need a new rim (my bet). I'd have to examine the wheel to be able to tell you for sure. This doesn't sound to me like a good first repair for learning wheelwork.
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