Brons2
09-22-2006, 08:01 PM
So yea last night I bought a CycleOps fluid trainer off of Craigslist. Wanting to try it out, I mounted my Rivendell on it with brand new Ergott custom wheel. The skewer was placed in the holder, and the other side was tightened down onto the cap. I think that when I removed the wheel from the trainer, I loosened the cap.
Well today I rode, but did not check the skewer. Made it 12.3 miles before disaster struck. I am unhurt, but really bummed. My wheel is bent to hell. I want to cry.
Here's the note I penned to Ergott:
Well I taco-ed the wheel you built for me mere weeks ago. I am about
90% sure it was because the skewer came loose. The only alternate
explaination was that the force encountered when the wheel taco-ed,
actually knocked the skewer loose. But the more I think about it, the
more unlikely that seems.
I bought a fluid trainer last night and I put my Rivendell on it.(the
bike your wheel was on). The left side of the trainer had a holder
that held the skewer in place, whereas the right side screwed onto the
cap on that side. I think that when I was done with the trainer, in
the process of removing the bike from the trainer the cap was backed
off.
Then today when I went to ride, I did not check the rear skewer. I
made it 12.3 miles without incident, but when I was attempting to
sprint (out of the saddle) away from a stop, I almost went endo when
all progress at the rear of the bike stopped, as I had all weight and
momentum very far forward.
So anyways, I would like to send the wheel back for repairs. Pretty
sure the hub is ok, but the rim is a loss and some of the spokes are
bent (not sure if the non-bent ones can be re-used or not. Assuming
new spokes and rim, what kind of cost am I looking at?
regards,
Jim
Well today I rode, but did not check the skewer. Made it 12.3 miles before disaster struck. I am unhurt, but really bummed. My wheel is bent to hell. I want to cry.
Here's the note I penned to Ergott:
Well I taco-ed the wheel you built for me mere weeks ago. I am about
90% sure it was because the skewer came loose. The only alternate
explaination was that the force encountered when the wheel taco-ed,
actually knocked the skewer loose. But the more I think about it, the
more unlikely that seems.
I bought a fluid trainer last night and I put my Rivendell on it.(the
bike your wheel was on). The left side of the trainer had a holder
that held the skewer in place, whereas the right side screwed onto the
cap on that side. I think that when I was done with the trainer, in
the process of removing the bike from the trainer the cap was backed
off.
Then today when I went to ride, I did not check the rear skewer. I
made it 12.3 miles without incident, but when I was attempting to
sprint (out of the saddle) away from a stop, I almost went endo when
all progress at the rear of the bike stopped, as I had all weight and
momentum very far forward.
So anyways, I would like to send the wheel back for repairs. Pretty
sure the hub is ok, but the rim is a loss and some of the spokes are
bent (not sure if the non-bent ones can be re-used or not. Assuming
new spokes and rim, what kind of cost am I looking at?
regards,
Jim