Today it's wheel work (and so on).
Or so I'd like to say, but rim replacement jobs
are (by my own interpretation)
not included in "wheel work (and so on)"—so they might not count.
A customer dropped off the rear wheel from Nomu Lab Wheel #2.
The SwissStop Yellow King had migrated into the brake zone, and
the yellow of the pad and the yellow of the brake zone were rubbing together, generating heat.
Then, with some buckling—*bang!*—the
outer layer of the rim peeled right up.
Rim swap in progress...
By the way, the hub is a Gokiso.
Built it up.
Next job.
Almost as soon as wheel #2 was on its way, another customer brought in
Nomu Lab Wheel #5.
A dump truck had cut them off, so they swerved to avoid it and ended up
repeatedly running over reflective road studs on the shoulder with both wheels.
There was suspicion that the rim might be toast.
No suspicion about it—it's definitely dented.
Rim swap in progress...
This front wheel is one of the rare examples laced radial inpoke on an Evolight hub.
Built it up.
The rear wheel has a section that's pulling in and out noticeably, but
what looked like runout was actually rim deformation.
Unlike the front wheel, it's bulging outward, so clamping it in a vise and doing a temporary fix
crossed my mind,
but I knew that would just mean the customer having to come back again for a second round.
So I did the rim swap.
Built it up.
In both cases, there were no other wheels available and the next time the customer could come in was quite far off,
so rather than take them as a deposit job,
I rebuilt them on the spot.
My backorder pile hasn't shrunk, but it can't be helped.
Or so I'd like to say, but rim replacement jobs
are (by my own interpretation)
not included in "wheel work (and so on)"—so they might not count.
A customer dropped off the rear wheel from Nomu Lab Wheel #2.
The SwissStop Yellow King had migrated into the brake zone, and
the yellow of the pad and the yellow of the brake zone were rubbing together, generating heat.
Then, with some buckling—*bang!*—the
outer layer of the rim peeled right up.
Rim swap in progress...
By the way, the hub is a Gokiso.
Built it up.
Next job.
Almost as soon as wheel #2 was on its way, another customer brought in
Nomu Lab Wheel #5.
A dump truck had cut them off, so they swerved to avoid it and ended up
repeatedly running over reflective road studs on the shoulder with both wheels.
There was suspicion that the rim might be toast.
No suspicion about it—it's definitely dented.
Rim swap in progress...
This front wheel is one of the rare examples laced radial inpoke on an Evolight hub.
Built it up.
The rear wheel has a section that's pulling in and out noticeably, but
what looked like runout was actually rim deformation.
Unlike the front wheel, it's bulging outward, so clamping it in a vise and doing a temporary fix
crossed my mind,
but I knew that would just mean the customer having to come back again for a second round.
So I did the rim swap.
Built it up.
In both cases, there were no other wheels available and the next time the customer could come in was quite far off,
so rather than take them as a deposit job,
I rebuilt them on the spot.
My backorder pile hasn't shrunk, but it can't be helped.