Bent rim (kinda)
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Bent rim (kinda)
I have 17" Web Spokes/webspokes, and hit a monster pothole this afternoon. I fully expected the tire pressure light to come on, but it didn't... but I wasn't out of the woods. When I stopped, I looked and saw this:
It didn't lose any pressure, and didn't feel any different driving it. In the picture you can't see it, but the chrome ring is not only bent, but the ring is cracked, and pulled away from the main rim.
My question is: Do I need to get a whole new rim, or can I just replace the chrome ring around the main rim?
It didn't lose any pressure, and didn't feel any different driving it. In the picture you can't see it, but the chrome ring is not only bent, but the ring is cracked, and pulled away from the main rim.
My question is: Do I need to get a whole new rim, or can I just replace the chrome ring around the main rim?
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I think that "chrome ring" actually *is* the main part of the rim.
The R98 "Webspokes" are two-piece rims. There's the main "barrel" and then the center piece with all the spokes, lug bolt holes etcetera. The two pieces are held together by the 14 titanium bolts you see around the perimeter. The piece that's bent so badly and has started to tear away is the outer lip of the main barrel.
Frankly, I'm amazed the wheel/tire is still holding air.
The R98 "Webspokes" are two-piece rims. There's the main "barrel" and then the center piece with all the spokes, lug bolt holes etcetera. The two pieces are held together by the 14 titanium bolts you see around the perimeter. The piece that's bent so badly and has started to tear away is the outer lip of the main barrel.
Frankly, I'm amazed the wheel/tire is still holding air.
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Me too? but it looks like the bead isn't damaged, just the chrome ring. I thought the chrome ring was seperate based on this post:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...52-post14.html
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...52-post14.html
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