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Old 09-04-06, 09:07 PM
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Pizza Man
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Crack in carbon tubular rim

I knew the course had a lot of potholes and that I should have used my cheaper, stronger race lite wheels, but I went with the Bontrager race x-lite carbon tubulars. I hit a pot hole hard mid race, but luckily didn't go down. I finished the race and upon inspecting the rim post race found a 3/4" crack from the tire toward the spokes.
These are deep rims (about 2"). It's still true, but I don't know if it's safe to ride on it anymore. If I do, I'd only use it on uphill time trials. (Would that be safe?)

Would it be worth it to keep the hub and buy a new rim?

Has anyone else ever cracked a carbon wheel, and what did you do with it?
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