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Originally Posted by emptyschmitz
The wheel got stuck between two rocks when it went down, best we can figure. It's bent but we were able to ride it off the trail fine...but 25mph was all she had before it got too
Also Hawks make lousy submarines. Player 2 and Elizabeth had a rough day but made it out!
And because I couldn't resist...
Yes, it got deep enough to fill from the main lamp hole. This was before the wheel got tweaked! |
That's quite a job someone did on that wheel. It is straightenable, but only for someone who has experience at this. If you have to pay some one to do this, you're better off with a new rim and spokes. They are easy enough to lace up. Go to Britannia Motorcycles video on the BM-250 Trials Bike, chapters 10a and 10b. He shows the easy way to lace up a wheel. You might as well learn how to do this yourself. You're status will go way up when people learn you rebuilt your own wheel. Most people are scared to death about spokeing a wheel. It's not that difficult when you learn how. You will want a 36 hole rim, 1.85 (or so)X21. And new spokes. The cheap ones come from China. The expensive ones come from the USA. (Buchanon) Use a metric measure for the length, if getting them from China. Get the thickest ones, if going Chinese. Taobao is a source of Chinese parts, not just rims. If you hunt Taobao, you'll find you can get the whole wheel assembly (without tires) for about $100. That is just about the amount you'll pay for American spokes alone....ARH