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Buckled front wheel after unexpected endo
bloomp 
| 15 Jun 07:02 |
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 Joined: 14 Apr 2010 Posts: 69 Bike: My Profile | Just a note really . . . After an unexpected endo dismount on a canal path left the bike with wavy wobbly front rim (and me with a 5ft dive into 1ft of stinky city sewer canal water and gashed elbow) and it having been 25 yr or so since I sorted a similar Pringle shaped wheel I started looking for advice and found http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/skills/spokes.htm A quick trip to Halfords and £4.99 later for a 3-size spoke key, 60 minutes or so following the instructions on the site and da-dah an almost (+/- 1mm) perfectly round and true wheel. Final tweaks were achieved using the brakes and listening for high spot scrapes on the blocks until the rim ran quiet. I don't know how much the lcs would have charged but I feel comfortable now tackling similar problems myself. At £4.99 for the tool - can't complain & it's small enough to carry in tool pouch :-) The elbow is going to take longer to heal with a 3cm scar :-( |
| My Latest Route: Sep 2010 Middlesborough to Thorpe Thewles Circuit | |
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Provene
| 16 Jun 15:46 |
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Joined: 24 Jan 2010 Posts: 38 Bike: My Profile | Sorry to hear of your adventure. Guess it happens to us all, eventually - although not necessarily the stinky city sewer canal water bit! |
| My Latest Route: Apr 2010 Waltham Chase to Kilmeston Loop | |
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bloomp
| 21 Aug 08:22 |
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Joined: 14 Apr 2010 Posts: 69 Bike: My Profile | Elbow is healed Provene but shoulder is still painful - ligaments :-( Been following the to & fro on road bikes - maybe time I got one - saw commuters on a Trek and Giant this morning and also a flash lycra'd up dude on a Pinarello - speedy or what !!! Maybe I'll start with road tires on my Marin Bobcat & see how it goes :-) |
| My Latest Route: Sep 2010 Middlesborough to Thorpe Thewles Circuit | |
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