Originally Posted by Lonnie Seachris
I have a Spinergy RevXRocks rear wheel that has cracked on the bead . I have already replaced this set with another set .
I was wondering if anyone out there has had any success in welding the brakesurface area and machineing it back down ?
As it stands now the wheel is only good for a few parts , so I have nothing to loose.
The word "screwed" keeps coming into my mind.
I doubt you will find somebody who would want to try the weld fix. Welding one side of the rim (if it's even a weldable alloy) is likely to cause warping. I doubt you'll get a straight wheel from a home grown fix regardless of money.
The other option is to pursue some kind of warranty settlement from Spinergy. Honestly, this sounds like normal user damage to me, not a manufacturing defect. Spinergy isn't the easiest company to work with on warranty stuff even when the claim is clear cut.