The rear wheel I built about half a year ago (→here) got severely bent in a crash, so I rebuilt it.
Disassembled it.
The hub was dirty, so
I cleaned it up.
Built it.
The rim is the same one as before the rebuild—
the customer brought it in themselves.
Same as before the rebuild—fully 32-hole, 2-cross lacing with spoke ties.
It was a solo crash from overspeeding downhill. Based on the evidence—
・The handlebar stem's attachment point bent relative to the fork steerer
・An inflator pump in the middle pocket of the jersey
hit the spine and caused pain
・The rear stays barely bent at all
・The rear wheel buckled severely, and even with the rear brake cable released
(unclipping the cable attachment with a tool, not a quick release)
the warped rim was rubbing on the frame
—it appears the bike did a violent end-over-end rotation and landed on the rear wheel.
↑Bent rim
↑Where the rim is bent, it lifts quite a bit off the floor, but
it's hard to see at first glance, so
The specialists arrived.
Disassembled it.
The hub was dirty, so
I cleaned it up.
Built it.
The rim is the same one as before the rebuild—
the customer brought it in themselves.
Same as before the rebuild—fully 32-hole, 2-cross lacing with spoke ties.
It was a solo crash from overspeeding downhill. Based on the evidence—
・The handlebar stem's attachment point bent relative to the fork steerer
・An inflator pump in the middle pocket of the jersey
hit the spine and caused pain
・The rear stays barely bent at all
・The rear wheel buckled severely, and even with the rear brake cable released
(unclipping the cable attachment with a tool, not a quick release)
the warped rim was rubbing on the frame
—it appears the bike did a violent end-over-end rotation and landed on the rear wheel.
↑Bent rim
↑Where the rim is bent, it lifts quite a bit off the floor, but
it's hard to see at first glance, so
The specialists arrived.