A customer brought in the rear wheel from a Kishirium Elite UST.

There was a violent, jerky wobble,
and it's impossible to fix with just truing work—
to do it properly, the rim would need replacing,
but I did what I could with makeshift measures.
On top of the wobble, there was also the usual centering issue.


As for what caused the wobble,
apparently it was the Metal Kuwagata in the Yodo River.
I'm posting the image here
not to mock the customer, but to raise awareness.

"I thought I could make it."
Yes, that's what everyone says.
The Metal Kuwagata doesn't miss that kind of carelessness.

People who've actually been hit by it somehow believe my claim that
"its fangs are moving when you're not looking,"
outlandish as it sounds.

It's been a while, so I'll drop a link (→here),
but the Metal Kuwagata's specs listing
"Blood Type: Kuwagata-type" is personally my favorite touch.