Hi
I purchased a Dawes Giro 400 road bike at the beginning of this year. About a week after I got the bike I noticed a few of the spokes on the back wheel were loose so I took the back wheel to the shop to get it fixed. Everything was fine for a while. However, some small cracks have now started to appear on the rim of the back wheel at the points where the spokes enter the wheel. I think this is because when the shop reset the wheel they have over-tigthened the spokes. The shop have said it should be OK for me to carry on riding the bike as long as I don't pedal hard up any hills. Unfortunatley, they cannot get hold of a replacement rim for about 2 weeks. Although I do alot of cycling I don't really know that much about bikes and was wondering if anyone could advise me on whether it will be safe to carry on riding for a couple of weeks?
Thanks,
Ryan Miller
I purchased a Dawes Giro 400 road bike at the beginning of this year. About a week after I got the bike I noticed a few of the spokes on the back wheel were loose so I took the back wheel to the shop to get it fixed. Everything was fine for a while. However, some small cracks have now started to appear on the rim of the back wheel at the points where the spokes enter the wheel. I think this is because when the shop reset the wheel they have over-tigthened the spokes. The shop have said it should be OK for me to carry on riding the bike as long as I don't pedal hard up any hills. Unfortunatley, they cannot get hold of a replacement rim for about 2 weeks. Although I do alot of cycling I don't really know that much about bikes and was wondering if anyone could advise me on whether it will be safe to carry on riding for a couple of weeks?
Thanks,
Ryan Miller