Finally got my 2016 s-works enduro back from service and I went to the pump track and immediately got blown sideways by the wind and when I landed a there was a loud click and I find a spoke has come out. I tried to screw it back in but it won't. I am thinking the actual thread in the rim is broken. A new rim is extremely expensive and I can't find the same stickers😭 rim is specialosed roval traverse sl carbon
by Bread_master_pro
3 Comments
New rim doesn’t have to be exactly the same. Wear it as a badge of honor.
That’s just a cracked spoke nipple, the rim hole looks fine. It’s annoying to fix since the rim tape has to come off in order to get the new nip into the wheel, but it’s not terrible. It might be a good idea to replace them all if they’re corroded like that. Get brass, they’re way stronger.
I had a very similar issue 2 weeks ago. LBM removed the tape, removed the broken nipple from inside the rim, fitted a new one and balanced the wheel. Took less than 40 minutes and as good as new.