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Eric Williams
Guest
I've bought a Bianchi Boardwalk about a year ago and have had problems with
the rear wheel since day one. I had only ridden it about a week and had a
bent back wheel. I took it back to the LBS and it was repaired while I
waited. This only lasted about a week and ended up back at the LBS. They
took all the tension off all the spokes and then "rebuilt" it from there.
Never had another problem all year. This year, the first ride one of the
spokes broke. Had it replaced, only to break another about a week later.
LBS then rebuilt the wheel with DT Swiss spokes and I didn't have any more
problems until today. I noticed that I had the familiar thumping from the
back wheel. I managed to make it home and upon closer inspection, I noticed
that the the rim was actually cracked at the point where the spoke hole is
(actually, I noticed several of them with very small cracks). The bike
currently has WTB DX23 700c rims (factory OEM). Could the cracking be a
result of a weak rim caused by my previous problems? Any recommendations on
a better rim or complete wheel? I do weigh about 250 and would really like
to get into a much stronger wheel, preferably with more spokes.
the rear wheel since day one. I had only ridden it about a week and had a
bent back wheel. I took it back to the LBS and it was repaired while I
waited. This only lasted about a week and ended up back at the LBS. They
took all the tension off all the spokes and then "rebuilt" it from there.
Never had another problem all year. This year, the first ride one of the
spokes broke. Had it replaced, only to break another about a week later.
LBS then rebuilt the wheel with DT Swiss spokes and I didn't have any more
problems until today. I noticed that I had the familiar thumping from the
back wheel. I managed to make it home and upon closer inspection, I noticed
that the the rim was actually cracked at the point where the spoke hole is
(actually, I noticed several of them with very small cracks). The bike
currently has WTB DX23 700c rims (factory OEM). Could the cracking be a
result of a weak rim caused by my previous problems? Any recommendations on
a better rim or complete wheel? I do weigh about 250 and would really like
to get into a much stronger wheel, preferably with more spokes.