Hmm . . . one of those things that's really easier to diagnose in person . . .
How 'bout a little more info? Is there an up and down movement at the rim, or is it just the tire? How much movement are we talking about? Can you feel it when you ride? Is the rim true side to side? Check out the areas around the spoke holes. Are there any cracks? Take the tire off and remove the rim strip. Is there any obvious cracking inside? Ordinarily, serious damage to a rim is caused by a solid hit - usually not "I got a ding in the rear wheel somehow" kind of stuff. Did you hit something hard? I have seen rims fail due to worn sidewalls and even defects - with these the braking often gets funky as a first sign. Do you get any intermittent regular grabbing when you apply the brakes? In addition to the above info, I'd need to know a little more about you and how you ride before I could give you any advice. Are you heavy? Is this a touring bike headed for Mongolia or do you just ride around town?, etc. Standing by . . . DC On Oct 8, 6:34 pm, JGS <jonat...@jonfipro.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > My Atlantis got a ding in the rear wheel somehow. When I turn the > bike upside down and look at the wheel spinning there is a slight up > and down movement. I took it to a local mechanic and they said that > it couldn't be trued out and were sort of noncommittal about whether > the wheel needs to be replaced. The brakes don't rub the tire or > anything, but the hop is visible. > > I'd love to hear the opinions of some of the experience mechanics on > the list. Do you think I need to replace the wheel? What affect will > this have over time? > > Thanks for the advice! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
