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Old 07-08-2018, 04:05 PM
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Any of you guys ever seen your back rim cracked. Bike gas 65000km on it and my 5th tire. Just installed a new tire did a trip down south. When I came home did some polishing and noticed the back rim was cracked. Any idea what would cause that thanks
 
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Old 07-08-2018, 04:12 PM
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That looks more like it is dented in rather than cracked, if I am looking at it correctly.
There is a mark on the tire where it hit something really hard.
 
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That looks more like it is dented in rather than cracked, if I am looking at it correctly.
There is a mark on the tire where it hit something really hard.

 
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Did you hit a pot hole?
 
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Old 07-08-2018, 05:25 PM
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not that I remember. A pot hole that size would be a story. Lol.
 
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If it wasn't a pot hole, could be that your spokes aren't tensioned incorrectly.
 
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Time for a rim job.
 
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Time for a rim job.
Oooof!.
 
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Who installed your tire? Could be damaged during the tire change.
 
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Old 07-08-2018, 06:24 PM
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I can’t tell what kind of rim it is from the photos. Is that a steel rim or the aluminum “profile” rim?

I have heard of the steel rims cracking like that. I’ve not seen it personally, but I read here about a bad batch of rims some years back that failed like that. They can also crack from pitting and corrosion from the back side.
 
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