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Old 10-03-07, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by calderp
I'll put a pic up when I get a chance, no camera at the moment. What makes it dangerous, what happens if the spoke comes out? Wouldn't it just throw it out of true, or is it more dangerous than that?
Typically, when a spoke pulls an eyelet or the rim cracks around the eyelet, the wheel will just go quickly out of true. Unfortunately, from the point it goes out of true to a complete taco is totally unpredictable. If that point is reached when you happen to be bombing down a hill, then you are f*cked.

The only really safe and sensible thing to do is retire that wheel. That's just my opinion, but I think you'll find that anyone in a bike shop will tell you the same thing. Operating on known defective equipment of any type is just asking for trouble.
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