Wheels again today (and so on...).
A customer dropped off two pairs of front and rear wheels—Nomu Lab Wheel #5 with black spokes and red nipples.
They've damaged the wheels for completely different reasons.
The first incident was a motorcycle that broadsided them,
and the second was a crash when the wheel got wedged in a groove going downhill.
The customer said there's definitely at least one wheel that needs a rim replacement, so I took a closer look.
↑This is the front wheel that got wedged in the groove.
The other front wheel had a potato chip-like bend, so
both front wheels needed rim replacement.
One rear wheel was in a potato chip state—that's the one from the motorcycle collision.
The other rear wheel I could salvage with truing,
so for today I decided to replace the rim on one front wheel
and get one usable front and rear pair back in service.
Rim relocating in progress...
Built.
Evolite hub, 20H, black CX-RAY,
outpoke radial lacing.
Since this was built 4–5 years ago,
I replaced all the red aluminum nipples with new ones.
A customer dropped off two pairs of front and rear wheels—Nomu Lab Wheel #5 with black spokes and red nipples.
They've damaged the wheels for completely different reasons.
The first incident was a motorcycle that broadsided them,
and the second was a crash when the wheel got wedged in a groove going downhill.
The customer said there's definitely at least one wheel that needs a rim replacement, so I took a closer look.
↑This is the front wheel that got wedged in the groove.
The other front wheel had a potato chip-like bend, so
both front wheels needed rim replacement.
One rear wheel was in a potato chip state—that's the one from the motorcycle collision.
The other rear wheel I could salvage with truing,
so for today I decided to replace the rim on one front wheel
and get one usable front and rear pair back in service.
Rim relocating in progress...
Built.
Evolite hub, 20H, black CX-RAY,
outpoke radial lacing.
Since this was built 4–5 years ago,
I replaced all the red aluminum nipples with new ones.