Ok, last night i messed up a crank grab and landed on the bearing housing, with the wheel sitting against the edge of the ledge that i was going for. This afternoon i realised that i've actually kinked two spokes just before they go in to the hub, and i've also scraped the hub slightly. The rim appears to have been bent slightly towards the side that the spokes are on at that point, but i'm not sure if it's enough to be signifcant, or if it was there before anyway. The questions are: Do i continue as normal, or do i pull those 2 spokes out, replace them, and have the wheel trued? If so, can i ride it until i get that done, or would that be a bad idea? I'll try and get a photo of the spokes on here. F.Y.I it's an Onza '05 trials.
My advice is to replace the two spokes and then true the rim. I dont think it's a good idea to keep riding on the rim the way it is now....there is a weak spot in the rim created by the kinked spokes and it doesnt seem safe for you or the rim.... Cheers, Ivan
My advice is to replace the two spokes and then true the rim. I dont think it's a good idea to keep riding on the rim the way it is now....there is a weak spot in the rim created by the kinked spokes and it doesnt seem safe for you or the rim.... Cheers, Ivan
^is probley the right thing but I have a torker DX(last years) and I have had a kinked spoke for a week or two now, yesterdat I went off a 4 foot drop into grass, relized i was going to land like a lawn dart, landed, then hoped off. Every thing is A Ok but then I only weigh 115
