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TBerk
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Discovered my rear rim broke two spokes and now (of course) has a
noticeable wobble. Over three years of using the bike as a truck to
haul myself and often mid to large boxes of stuff like groceries, as
well as commuting to work sites etc; its beginning to take it's toll.
I've always repacked the three main bearings at _least_ once a year
and I generally take some time on the weekends to check for loose
fasteners and wash off accumulations.
There hasn't been too many other problems other than some fine tuning.
In the last half year I swapped in a new front rim (old one lost to a
crash), looks like the rear rim might be a good candidate for a swap
too- that way I can experiment on lacing spokes and not take the bike
out of service while I build it up.
From one point of view it feels like crossing the threshold between
doing your own automobile tune ups and fixing your flats (instead of
calling AAA) to becoming that guy who rebuilds engines.
TBerk
noticeable wobble. Over three years of using the bike as a truck to
haul myself and often mid to large boxes of stuff like groceries, as
well as commuting to work sites etc; its beginning to take it's toll.
I've always repacked the three main bearings at _least_ once a year
and I generally take some time on the weekends to check for loose
fasteners and wash off accumulations.
There hasn't been too many other problems other than some fine tuning.
In the last half year I swapped in a new front rim (old one lost to a
crash), looks like the rear rim might be a good candidate for a swap
too- that way I can experiment on lacing spokes and not take the bike
out of service while I build it up.
From one point of view it feels like crossing the threshold between
doing your own automobile tune ups and fixing your flats (instead of
calling AAA) to becoming that guy who rebuilds engines.
TBerk
