Bought these second hand and just noticed these crack. Is the wheel unusable and what could have caused thesecracks?
by Intrepid_Welcome_595
Bought these second hand and just noticed these crack. Is the wheel unusable and what could have caused thesecracks?
by Intrepid_Welcome_595
4 Comments
Yeah don’t ride that.
Either from hitting the rim with low pressure or just old carbon delaminating.
I wouldn’t trust it
What caused It? Impact ofc
Yep, bad, bin. Maybe from rim strikes looks like some delamination on the first one
Looks like the carbon has started to de-laminate which is definitely an issue, they may be repairable by a carbon specialist. I would personally not risk using them knowing that.
Its also not ideal to run tyres that are narrower than the rim as it leaves the rim exposed to potential impact damage, you’d be surprised how much a fully inflated tyre can compress when it hits something like a pot hole. I would advise checkjng the manufacturer’s recommended tyre sizes for this wheelset. Not so much of an issue if its just being used on a turbo trainer.