Another day, another wheel (and so on).
A customer dropped off the rear wheel of Nomulab Wheel No. 5.
There were reflective tape strips in 4 places on the rim, so
I shot a photo with flash to capture them.
Band-Aid-style stickers are applied diagonally across the rim like on the early-type EDGE,
but one of them is facing a different direction from the other three.
With the "next" rim, please try applying them so that the swirls all face the same direction.
The customer brought it in because there was runout and wanted it straightened,
but the rim had deformation severe enough to warrant replacement.
The customer didn't seem to notice this,
but the runout itself exceeds normal limits.
Regardless of whether they remember it happening, they definitely hit something.
↑The bead hook profile is bent all wavy.
Moving the rim to its new home...
All built up.
This photo is also shot with flash.
before
after
This time I replaced not just the rim but the nipples as well.
↑Looking at the deformation on the rim again, it looks like this
A customer dropped off the rear wheel of Nomulab Wheel No. 5.
There were reflective tape strips in 4 places on the rim, so
I shot a photo with flash to capture them.
Band-Aid-style stickers are applied diagonally across the rim like on the early-type EDGE,
but one of them is facing a different direction from the other three.
With the "next" rim, please try applying them so that the swirls all face the same direction.
The customer brought it in because there was runout and wanted it straightened,
but the rim had deformation severe enough to warrant replacement.
The customer didn't seem to notice this,
but the runout itself exceeds normal limits.
Regardless of whether they remember it happening, they definitely hit something.
↑The bead hook profile is bent all wavy.
Moving the rim to its new home...
All built up.
This photo is also shot with flash.
before
after
This time I replaced not just the rim but the nipples as well.
↑Looking at the deformation on the rim again, it looks like this