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Is this a sticker? You could park your bike in that, content.

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kayak23 - Member

Further to my other thread about truing a bent rim, I've now noticed this joint gap. Will I die?

Spank Spike Enduro 28 rim joint by olrenison, on Flickr

Now clearly it is a sticker, but is it normal to have such a gap at the rim joint?

The rim is fully de-tensioned now but I've been using it weekly albeit with a big buckle.

I had started to notice a clicking which I had thought might have been spoke tension related. Is it likely to be this joint?

You can move it very, very slightly by pulling and pushing but I'm not sure whether that's the nature of this type of wheel joint or not. Pinned not welded.

Thoughts?

I'm having a lot of trouble sourcing a like for like rim as it's a 28 hole and Spank don't seem to have any now.
I COULD get another make rim I suppose, but then it means new spokes probably and they're weird straight pull ones too.

Posted 22 minutes ago #
stevied - Member

I'm having a lot of trouble sourcing a like for like rim as it's a 28 hole

DT Swiss do a lot of 28h Enduro™ rims

Posted 19 minutes ago #
kayak23 - Member

Aye, but as I say, it probably means new spokes then too.

Would be lovely to just do a rim swap, and I like these wheels.

They've been bombproof...until I broke them.

Posted 16 minutes ago #
wwaswas - Member

You can move it very, very slightly by pulling and pushing but I'm not sure whether that's the nature of this type of wheel joint or not

I suspect it's not designed to be able to be partially disassembled by being pulled a bit.

On this occasion - yes you will die, stop riding it.

Bite the bullet, get a new rim and some spokes if needed or just a new wheel.

Posted 14 minutes ago #

steve_b77 - Member

28 hole 'nduro rims, now I've heard everything

yeah it's borked, get a new wheel

Posted 11 minutes ago #
stevied - Member

What size rim? I may have a 26" 28h EX471 I may be moving on in a couple of weeks..

Posted 10 minutes ago #
the00 - Member

And make sure that your new rim has a welded joint - they are so much better.

Posted 10 minutes ago #
kayak23 - Member

28 hole 'nduro rims, now I've heard everything

Yeah I know, 28 hole Enduro rims seems a bit wrong, but to be fair they've taken over a year of abuse on my PP Shan hardtail down every kind of #gnarcore.
The front one is still like new.

I've just ridden a few more rocky places recently, hence the big dings the rear has been taking.

stevied - Member
What size rim? I may have a 26" 28h EX471 I may be moving on in a couple of weeks..

Cheers Stevied, but they are the come alive size(27.5)

Posted 6 minutes ago #

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