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broked koxx rim

brendan · 2007-09-02T16:45:12+00:00

Well here is what my 1.8mx2.5-3m drop gap did to my koxx rim. [image: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1385/1303893207_76f1454054.jpg?v=0] [image: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1350/1303893201_de72c495f4.jpg?v=0] [image: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1400/1303893185_c57c915dd7.jpg?v=0] Before anyone asks me, yes the spokes were nice and tight. The pictures arent great - flatmates camera - but as you might be able to see the rim is cracked through the joints of 3 holes and there is a crack where the rim is joined. THe flat spot makes riding quite weird but hopefully i'll get a new rim soon. -- brendan [10:10] Amanda: can i have big [censored]? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ brendan's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13680 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/63971 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com

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brendan
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2 September 2007, 16:45 UTC #1

Well here is what my 1.8mx2.5-3m drop gap did to my koxx rim.
[image:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1385/1303893207_76f1454054.jpg?v=0]
[image:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1350/1303893201_de72c495f4.jpg?v=0]
[image:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1400/1303893185_c57c915dd7.jpg?v=0]
Before anyone asks me, yes the spokes were nice and tight. The pictures
arent great - flatmates camera - but as you might be able to see the
rim is cracked through the joints of 3 holes and there is a crack where
the rim is joined.
THe flat spot makes riding quite weird but hopefully i'll get a new rim
soon.
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amanda.gallacher
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2 September 2007, 17:02 UTC #2

haha. hope u have your new rim before our ride.
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Borgschulze
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2 September 2007, 17:25 UTC #3

Spokes might have been too tight...
The best wheel isn't always the tightest wheel.
Also, if you flat spotted.. that means you bottomed out, which means
you need more air pressure in your tire.
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brendan
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2 September 2007, 18:00 UTC #4

Quoted message said:

The best wheel isn't always the tightest wheel.
wow, genius. LOL the spokes cant have been that tight since i hadnt
tightened them for a few weeks. I had checked them before the ride
because i knew it was gonna be a long and hard one 🙂 (sorry about the
inuendo)
i shoudl also clarify that i'm not sure wether there is a flat spot,
but because the crack has made the two bits of the rim overlap each
other - making a weird flatspot like bit. Also i rotated the cranks 90
from the pic after i did it and carried on riding.
and pressure wise i was on what i count adequate 25-30 psi since i
really didnt want any flats. Plus before the drop i checked it to see
if it wasnt too low.
I'm not convinced i bottomed out on landing because i didnt feel it.
Also i landed sideways and not facing towards the motion (which is
admitely bad but the landing spot wasnt a big area.
sorry if that was a bit agressive, but ehehe i dont like being
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Borgschulze
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3 September 2007, 05:07 UTC #5

What I am saying is, if your spokes are too tight, they can't absorb the
impact.
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mafiamike
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3 September 2007, 05:57 UTC #6

What tire is that? It doesn't look very big...
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brendan
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3 September 2007, 07:07 UTC #7

Borgschulze said:
What I am saying is, if your spokes are too tight, they can't absorb the
impact.
lol what i'm saying is that they werent that tight. but don't really
matter cause either way it broke.
ANd the tyre is a maxxiss creepy crawler. Maybe the camera makes it
looks small...
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3 September 2007, 08:49 UTC #8

Where was that part of the wheel when you were landing?
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brendan
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3 September 2007, 13:49 UTC #9

I landed on that part of the rim. Hence why it broke there i guess. My
cranks where horizontal to that part (they have know been rotated 90
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braineatingalien
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3 September 2007, 15:04 UTC #10

wait isnt the rim suppose to look like that where its joined together?
I just got a new white widow and it has that look to it.
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mouse
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3 September 2007, 15:58 UTC #11

he's talking about the spoke nipple hole being cracked on the rim
itself. Look between two of the drilled out areas and you'll see it.
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brendan
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3 September 2007, 17:04 UTC #12

the bit where its joined its fine, dont worry. Mouse is right its the
crack between the holes.
However there is a small crack on the joint but you cant see it its on
the other side. its not really worth picturing.
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Evan Byrne
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3 September 2007, 17:51 UTC #13

Face it, Koxx drilled rims suck.
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3 September 2007, 18:17 UTC #14

Why am I not surprised? Drilled holes on the 19" rims made by Jetset
(incl. Koxx, Onza (yes, check the the holes under the hogs), Kris Holm,
Viz, etc.) are way too huge, and Brendan's pics show what I mean about
the 'joint snapping' i keep going on about.
yes, people'll say "KH's won't do that becaus they have eyelets"...
well, on the underside-holes that touch the rimtapes there are no
eyelets and those are the most common places for a drilled rim to fail.
Sucks about the rim Brendan, go get an undrilled koxx rim.
but also, how come people love doing drops so much? 😕
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3 September 2007, 18:22 UTC #15

Sponge said:

but also, how come people love doing drops so much? 😕
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3 September 2007, 20:41 UTC #16

Yeah, big drops are lame, and serve no purpose.
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brendan
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3 September 2007, 21:47 UTC #17

mafiamike said:
Yeah, big drops are lame, and serve no purpose.
totally agree, but drop gaps are awesome :P
plus once you get up a high wall ur not gonna get off and jump on your
feet are you?
no your gonna drop to that smaller wall 🙂
and still trying to get a rim, dont really care what rim, i need a
cheap rim - lack of money till the 25th.
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4 September 2007, 00:34 UTC #18

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easy and look good
oh yeah? Since when 9ft drop are easy, or 7 6" on concrete is easy, try
them(film it too) and then you will be able to talk about it.
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4 September 2007, 00:51 UTC #19

big drops are great. my highest is about 7.5 feet.
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4 September 2007, 00:56 UTC #20

Get an alex 19inch they are strong as hell. I hit rim off a 4-5ft drop
landed really bad with super lower pressure (I heard a very like click)
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