Can it be repaired?

Prof Tournesol said:

I jammed my front Campagnolo Proton wheel in a tram line. It became
jammed in a switch point (the first time I have ever come to grief
in a tram-line). I didn't fall off luckily but as the bike tilted
the leverage has bent the lip of the wheel over a distance of about
2 spokes. The wheel is now otherwise true but the bent rim causes
uneven braking every revolution. Can this be repaired? My LBS says
no, but if it can't be repaired I'm up for AUD$500 for a new wheel.
Incidentally although I can buy a rim seperately, the cost of a new
rim, spokes and wheel building is greater than the cost of a new
wheel!

Your description doesn't reveal exactly what is bent and whether the
wheel is out of true so it's hard to say. In any case, you don't need
anything more than a rim. The other components of the wheel are still
as good as new. If you rebuild with a new rim make sure that you
don't remove the spokes from the old wheel but rather transfer them
one-by-one to the new rim that should be taped to the side of the
damaged one. The spokes have a set from their position in the old
wheel that must be retained. This whole project is one suited for a
home rebuild. By the way, local deformations of the rim wall are
easily corrected using a ten inch adjustable (Crescent) wrench.

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ProfTournesol

Where does that come from?

Jobst Brandt
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Prof Tournesol writes:

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ProfTournesol

Where does that come from?

Jobst Brandt
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Dear Jobst,

A character in TinTin.

Google for "Professor Tournesol" and develop an interest in
French comic strips.

Carl Fogel

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Prof Tournesol writes:

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ProfTournesol

Where does that come from?

Jobst Brandt
[email hidden]

Dear Jobst,

A character in TinTin.

Google for "Professor Tournesol" and develop an interest in
French comic strips.

Books !
--
Bonne route,

Sandy
Paris FR

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ProfTournesol

Where does that come from?

Dear Jobst,

A character in TinTin.

Google for "Professor Tournesol" and develop an interest in
French comic strips.

Strangely, in English translations he becomes the much less interestingly
named "Professor Calculus".

--
Benjamin Lewis

Now is the time for all good men to come to.
-- Walt Kelly

Benjamin Lewis said:

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> ProfTournesol

Where does that come from?

Dear Jobst,

A character in TinTin.

Google for "Professor Tournesol" and develop an interest in
French comic strips.

Strangely, in English translations he becomes the much less interestingly
named "Professor Calculus".

Dear Benjamin,

Well, "Professor Sunflower" sounded like some botany nerd
and wasn't scientific enough.

Carl Fogel

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 21:29:45 +0200, "SMMB" <[email hidden]>

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Prof Tournesol writes:

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> ProfTournesol

Where does that come from?

Jobst Brandt
[email hidden]

Dear Jobst,

A character in TinTin.

Google for "Professor Tournesol" and develop an interest in
French comic strips.

Books !

Dear Sandy,

"Illustrated novels" are to comic strips as "action figures"
are to dolls--indistinguishable to the casual observer.

Carl Fogel

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Benjamin Lewis said:

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>> ProfTournesol
>
> Where does that come from?

Dear Jobst,

A character in TinTin.

Google for "Professor Tournesol" and develop an interest in
French comic strips.

Strangely, in English translations he becomes the much less
interestingly named "Professor Calculus".

Dear Benjamin,

Well, "Professor Sunflower" sounded like some botany nerd
and wasn't scientific enough.

Does it not sound like that in French? I'm not familiar enough with the
language to know precisely what connotations the word carries.

"Professor Calculus" sounds kind of dumb to me, but oh well. Personally, I
see no problem leaving it as "Prof. Tournesol". I don't think it matters
if some readers don't know the meaning of the word, and it has a much nicer
ring to it IMO.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Now is the time for all good men to come to.
-- Walt Kelly

Benjamin Lewis said:

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Benjamin Lewis said:

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> [email hidden] wrote:
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>>> ProfTournesol
>>
>> Where does that come from?
>
> Dear Jobst,
>
> A character in TinTin.
>
> Google for "Professor Tournesol" and develop an interest in
> French comic strips.

Strangely, in English translations he becomes the much less
interestingly named "Professor Calculus".

Dear Benjamin,

Well, "Professor Sunflower" sounded like some botany nerd
and wasn't scientific enough.

Does it not sound like that in French? I'm not familiar enough with the
language to know precisely what connotations the word carries.

"Professor Calculus" sounds kind of dumb to me, but oh well. Personally, I
see no problem leaving it as "Prof. Tournesol". I don't think it matters
if some readers don't know the meaning of the word, and it has a much nicer
ring to it IMO.

Dear Benjamin,

Here's a chart of the character's name as it appeared in
other languages:

http://www.tintinologist.org/guides/characters/c.html

Helianthella quinquenervis,
A name I might well have enjoyed,
Had I been born a bloody sunflower,
Instead of my mother's little boy!

http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/Yellow%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/helianthella%20quinquenervis.htm

Carl Fogel

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"]Prof Tournesol writes:

By the way, local deformations of the rim wall are
easily corrected using a ten inch adjustable (Crescent) wrench.

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ProfTournesol

Where does that come from?

Jobst Brandt
[email hidden]

It's a local deformation spanning 2 spokes length involving the rim from the lip to the top of the braking surface. Thanks for your suggestion.

Carl Fogel said:

Well, "Professor Sunflower" sounded like some botany nerd
and wasn't scientific enough.

http://www.ful.ac.be/hotes/tournesol/

Jobst Brandt
[email hidden]

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It's a local deformation spanning 2 spokes length involving the rim
from the lip to the top of the braking surface. Thanks for your
suggestion.

That's a fair length. If it's more than a couple of mm deviation on the
edge, I would not like to trust a cold resetting of an alu rim. At least
not for long term use. Then I may forget. That's one hell of a question.

Trevor

ProfTournesol said:

Hi
I jammed my front Campagnolo Proton wheel in a tram line. It became
jammed in a switch point (the first time I have ever come to grief in a
tram-line). I didn't fall off luckily but as the bike tilted the
leverage has bent the lip of the wheel over a distance of about 2
spokes. The wheel is now otherwise true but the bent rim causes uneven
braking every revolution. Can this be repaired? My LBS says no, but if
it can't be repaired I'm up for AUD$500 for a new wheel. Incidentally
although I can buy a rim seperately, the cost of a new rim, spokes and
wheel building is greater than the cost of a new wheel!

Aluminum rims are impossible for the DIY person to re straighten. I had
a Neutron rear wheel rim break. And had the unpleasant decision to make
of whether or not to buy a replacement rim, buy a whole new Campy
Neutron rear wheel or let it rot and buy off the shelf replacement
parts, 32h record hub, DT spokes and an Alex R400 rim. I went the
off-the-shelf route. Will never, ever buy boutique wheels again.

Kenny Lee