Rim found to be true - after wheel being tacoed after crash
06-17-10, 03:13 PM
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Rim found to be true - after wheel being tacoed after crash
I just took a wheel apart after I was convinced that it is irreversibly bent after a crash. The wheel was laterally untrue of about 3/4 inch with not much adjustability, since the nipples were at the spoke threads ends
To my surprise, after dismantling the rim was found to be totally true (when holding against a new one - not the slightest gap).
I think there is only one explanation ( I don't think there is another) , that the spokes have irreversibly been deformed (rather tan the rim). That again is against all what I have repeatedly read, that in a crash the rim always gives before the spokes. The spokes were DT-revolution spokes, (which I think explains here the exception of the rule) since they are so thin and stretchy.
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To my surprise, after dismantling the rim was found to be totally true (when holding against a new one - not the slightest gap).
I think there is only one explanation ( I don't think there is another) , that the spokes have irreversibly been deformed (rather tan the rim). That again is against all what I have repeatedly read, that in a crash the rim always gives before the spokes. The spokes were DT-revolution spokes, (which I think explains here the exception of the rule) since they are so thin and stretchy.
Any comments?
06-17-10, 03:27 PM
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Yes.
Your title is misleading.
Your wheel was not tacoed.
Enjoy
Your title is misleading.
Your wheel was not tacoed.
Enjoy
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A tacoed wheel is what you get when your pissed off girlfriend says with a smile, "Here honey, let me help you with that." Pops the front quick release and proceeds to wrap your wheel around your head.
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06-18-10, 11:08 AM
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Any other, more technical comments, than Mrrabbit's relationship experiences?
06-18-10, 11:42 AM
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You mean like the technical aspects of the culinary art of taco preparation?
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06-18-10, 12:05 PM
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Others prefer to add the cheese last but I believe that preference is based on aesthetics.
Which opens the debate of whether or not good LOOKING food tastes better.
Enjoy
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06-18-10, 12:24 PM
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That's more potato chip than taco. I like mine lightly salted.
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^^^^^
Taco'd. (and then some) New spokes ain't gonna fix that. Prayer and divine intervention are the only hope.
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Pringle'd. With some skill and effort, it can be saved.
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