Enve 2.2 clincher rim QC question
07-26-19, 02:27 PM
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Enve 2.2 clincher rim QC question
I just took delivery of used enve 2.2 clincher wheels from a seller on ebay.
Noted the inner edge of the bead hook is uneven, there are many bumps and ledges that catch the finger. I measured the inner width between the bead hooks at 18.6mm, and after a ledge 19.4. Yes, the bead hook itself thins out almost a mm
There are multiple irregularities on both rims. I have not tried to mount tires but I would be less than confident these hooks will hold tubeless properly. I received them with non tubeless strips so don't know if prior owner used them tubeless.
Anyone seen such a thing?
One of the larger irregularities in the bead hook
Noted the inner edge of the bead hook is uneven, there are many bumps and ledges that catch the finger. I measured the inner width between the bead hooks at 18.6mm, and after a ledge 19.4. Yes, the bead hook itself thins out almost a mm
There are multiple irregularities on both rims. I have not tried to mount tires but I would be less than confident these hooks will hold tubeless properly. I received them with non tubeless strips so don't know if prior owner used them tubeless.
Anyone seen such a thing?
One of the larger irregularities in the bead hook
07-26-19, 02:45 PM
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I'd return them.
07-26-19, 03:11 PM
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That doesn't look like a bicycle rim. It's not even a rim-shaped object, since if it were rim-shaped, it wouldn't be so lumpy. It's a big blob claiming to be a bicycle rim.
I'd look into returning them.
I'd look into returning them.
07-26-19, 03:19 PM
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I don't even know how that would happen? Looks like it was probably a manufacturing defect? I wouldn't want to pay for them and I wouldn't want to corner on them.
07-27-19, 08:45 PM
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I submitted a request to ebay to return these for refund. I noted some damage to brake tracks and outside edge also
I didn't even try to mount tires in these, the bumps inside the bead hook could damage sidewalls, and I would not trust these tubeless.
Looks like a little valley forming between brake track and the rest of the bead hook, I could get my fingernails inside gap. Yikes
I didn't even try to mount tires in these, the bumps inside the bead hook could damage sidewalls, and I would not trust these tubeless.
Looks like a little valley forming between brake track and the rest of the bead hook, I could get my fingernails inside gap. Yikes
07-28-19, 05:45 AM
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Fortunately for you, PayPal always sides with the buyer.
If they actually are ENVE rims and not fakes, I do wonder how/why the original owner didn't notice the flaws in the clinchers.
If they actually are ENVE rims and not fakes, I do wonder how/why the original owner didn't notice the flaws in the clinchers.
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https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycl...a-dispute.html
Different model rims are referenced but I wonder if it is the same issue.
Things that make you go hmmm...
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