I rode with a rim like that for months, then the spoke broke loose and popped the tube.
bonebuttonborscht on
Yes, get a new wheel asap. Common wisdom is you should absolutely not ride that at all, not even to the shop. While that’s good advice, it’s not that different from riding on a broken spoke at this stage. Don’t ride on it if you can avoid it. A gentle few km to the shop probably won’t kill you.
xizrtilhh on
Yes
49thDipper on
Yep
WhenVioletsTurnGrey on
time to replace.
Born-Ad4452 on
Don’t waste time worrying about it. Just replace the wheel.
fuzzyworthy on
Just had that happen to me. Those cracks make the spokes where the crack is located useless since they can’t be adjusted if needed. It will get worse. Time to replace.
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I rode with a rim like that for months, then the spoke broke loose and popped the tube.
Yes, get a new wheel asap. Common wisdom is you should absolutely not ride that at all, not even to the shop. While that’s good advice, it’s not that different from riding on a broken spoke at this stage. Don’t ride on it if you can avoid it. A gentle few km to the shop probably won’t kill you.
Yes
Yep
time to replace.
Don’t waste time worrying about it. Just replace the wheel.
Just had that happen to me. Those cracks make the spokes where the crack is located useless since they can’t be adjusted if needed. It will get worse. Time to replace.
Yes. Time for a new rim.
Yep. Get a new one, but stronger.