I guess I should have just rebuilt the wheel......Need some Feedback
07-25-08, 11:10 AM
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I guess I should have just rebuilt the wheel......Need some Feedback
On my Schwinn. I heard a sproing yesterday on our errand ride, but couldn't immediately find the spoke that popped. Well, I found it this morning......drive side spoke, down at the hub end. I can't really complain, though, the spoke is only 23 years old. 
Time for Linn to rebuild the wheel, I guess.
I'm glad it was on a 40 spoke wheel, though, since I had the panniers and such loaded.....grocery run! I probably had 45 pounds in the panniers, so it's my own fault.
Flip side, the rim isn't much out of true, so it's salvageable.
That's the nice thing about high spoke count wheels......lose a spoke and you aren't at risk of complete wheel failure. I thought about redoing the wheel myself, but in honesty, don't have the patience or really the inclination. I had a spoke pop earlier this year on the nondrive side and tried to get by on a simple replacement, but what can I say....cheaping out just bit me in the butt.
Time for Linn to rebuild the wheel, I guess.I'm glad it was on a 40 spoke wheel, though, since I had the panniers and such loaded.....grocery run! I probably had 45 pounds in the panniers, so it's my own fault.
Flip side, the rim isn't much out of true, so it's salvageable.
That's the nice thing about high spoke count wheels......lose a spoke and you aren't at risk of complete wheel failure. I thought about redoing the wheel myself, but in honesty, don't have the patience or really the inclination. I had a spoke pop earlier this year on the nondrive side and tried to get by on a simple replacement, but what can I say....cheaping out just bit me in the butt.
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07-25-08, 12:01 PM
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Sounds like a good course of action and after 23 years it sounds like you got your money's worth. 
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07-28-08, 01:11 PM
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OK, it seems that the rim is shot......gone mushy! So.....I have a couple of choices. I can buy an inexpensive wheel and completely rebuild the wheel, or convert to 700c and then rebuild the 40 spoke touring wheel as a 700c and have a spare rear wheel. I'll be using either Velocity Dyad or Deep V for both the conversion and rebuild, so, what y'all think?
I will need to have the replacement wheel built on a 126 mm hub, by the way, since it's an older Freewheel type bike, and I don't want to cold set the frame.
I will need to have the replacement wheel built on a 126 mm hub, by the way, since it's an older Freewheel type bike, and I don't want to cold set the frame.
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07-28-08, 01:16 PM
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The 4mm difference between a standard 130mm hub and a 126mm hub isn't that much. 0.157 inches, according to Google. If I were you, I'd use a standard 130mm hub. You can probably muscle it into the frame without any need for cold setting...
