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Cracked rim - new wheel or replace rim?

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  • 10-08-2006 10:04am
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    daymobrew
    Registered Users Posts: 6,501 ✭✭✭


    My love of Continental tyres might be close to the end ...

    I got a pair of Continental UltraGatorskin 26x1.2 tyres for my mountain bike (replacing SportContacts). I was putting them on my rear wheel last night and my metal tyre levers and I punctured the inner tube twice, because the tyres are super tight on my rims (stock Ritchey on a 2000 Specialized Rockhopper), just like the SportContact tyres. I use metal tyre levers because plastic ones kept breaking - I said that the tyres were tight.

    While fixing the 2nd puncture I noticed that the rim was cracked and a small portion bent inwards. The bend was possibly caused by me but unlikely the crack.

    I've rung around a few shops and gotten different answers as to whether I should get a new wheel or (just) replace the rim. The cassette and spokes are quite new. Cycle Superstore suggested a rebuild, which would cost about e30 for labour (I can get a rim for e25, the same as used in current Rockhoppers) while CycleWays suggested a new wheel for about e70 and LittleSport (does most of my repairs because it is close to work) suggested a new wheel for about e40.


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    Morgan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Morgan


    You'll be swapping over the cassette anyway so don't worry about that. A new rim and rebuild would be the environmentally friendly option. Is the hub still running smoothly?


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    daymobrew
    Registered Users Posts: 6,501 ✭✭✭daymobrew


    Morgan wrote:
    Is the hub still running smoothly?
    Yes. The cones were tightened recently and it's all nice and stable back there now.


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    Morgan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Morgan


    Ah, here we go - replace your own rim using the old spokes:

    http://www.bikemagic.com/news/article.asp?SP=&v=4&UAN=3066


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