Argh...........

fossyant
fossyant Posts: 2,549
edited March 2010 in Commuting chat
Off to the LBS tomorrow............

Look what happened on way home..............

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1 CXP33 knackered - most likely a pot hole.

Comments

  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    I feel your pain. Similar thing happened to my CXP33 rim on a club training ride. Pothole, I think.
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  • Aidy
    Aidy Posts: 2,015
    Doesn't look that bent... get an adjustable spanner on it.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    :shock:
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 27,483
    cjcp wrote:
    I feel your pain. Similar thing happened to my CXP33 rim on a club training ride. Pothole, I think.

    +1 Am now obssessive about maintaining tyre pressure.
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  • Aidy wrote:
    Doesn't look that bent... get an adjustable spanner on it.

    Aye - mole grips'll sort that in a jiffy.


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  • Aidy
    Aidy Posts: 2,015
    cjcp wrote:
    :shock:

    The way to look at it is; you're not going to make it any worse.

    ... and if you are, you were going to replace it anyway :)
  • _Brun_
    _Brun_ Posts: 1,740
    That'll buff out.
  • gbsahne001
    gbsahne001 Posts: 1,973
    Aye - mole grips'll sort that in a jiffy.

    Exactly, it's when the rim is split that you need to think about replacing the wheel; this one just loosen the brakes off to get you home and then bend it back
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    I'll leave the DIY to you chaps. I've had a rim split on me before and don't fancy causing it myself! :)
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,878
    cjcp wrote:
    I'll leave the DIY to you chaps. I've had a rim split on me before and don't fancy causing it myself! :)


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  • jimmypippa
    jimmypippa Posts: 1,712
    cjcp wrote:
    I'll leave the DIY to you chaps. I've had a rim split on me before and don't fancy causing it myself! :)


    *paging Greg T to this thread immediately

    I don't think he's needed, you seem to have managed well enough on your own.
  • chuckcork
    chuckcork Posts: 1,471
    Its just bent, use tools and bend back into shape.

    Job done.
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    cjcp wrote:
    I'll leave the DIY to you chaps. I've had a rim split on me before and don't fancy causing it myself! :)

    I've heard tell that there is nothing worse than a poorly executed rim job. It can leave you wobbling when riding and the discomfort is just a pain in the arse.




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  • Tonymufc
    Tonymufc Posts: 1,016
    cjcp wrote:
    I'll leave the DIY to you chaps. I've had a rim split on me before and don't fancy causing it myself! :)

    I've heard tell that there is nothing worse than a poorly executed rim job. It can leave you wobbling when riding and the discomfort is just a pain in the ars*.




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  • Valy
    Valy Posts: 1,321
    Shit...

    Were your pressures alright, or did the pothole just appear before you?