A customer brought in a Ksilium ES for repairs.
The image is a bit blurry, but the valve is bent at an angle—not because it's threaded that way, but because it's bent partway through, and the valve core has blown out completely.
Apparently there was a crash during a race, but fortunately no broken bones or sprains. The bike took the real hit though. I fixed those issues too, but this is the only one worth writing about.
The wheel was wobbling so badly I thought the rim was shot, but looking closer, the spokes are bent.
You can't really tell from this angle, but
↑ from this side it looks like this
Replaced the spokes and got it straight. I think there might have been blood marks on the rim, but I'm probably imagining things.
No longer bent
Stop the wobble. At first I really thought the rim was done for.
The image is a bit blurry, but the valve is bent at an angle—not because it's threaded that way, but because it's bent partway through, and the valve core has blown out completely.
Apparently there was a crash during a race, but fortunately no broken bones or sprains. The bike took the real hit though. I fixed those issues too, but this is the only one worth writing about.
The wheel was wobbling so badly I thought the rim was shot, but looking closer, the spokes are bent.
You can't really tell from this angle, but
↑ from this side it looks like this
Replaced the spokes and got it straight. I think there might have been blood marks on the rim, but I'm probably imagining things.
No longer bent
Stop the wobble. At first I really thought the rim was done for.