On Jan 20, 2009, at 7:57 PM, Tyler wrote:
> I bought a used Bleriot some time ago that came with wheels made with > Sunrim CR-18 rims and they're unquestionably from the oversized > batch. I knew about the oversized rims before I purchased the bike > and decided the bike was well worth the price even if I had to replace > the wheelset. The wheels have been great aside from how unbearably > difficult it is to fix a flat.. so far I've simply worked through the > problem with brute force. However, yesterday I spent over half an > hour trying to just get the tire off the rear wheel and snapped a tire > lever in the process. I gave up and decided it was time to get a non- > faulty set of wheels... it's hard enough to fix a punctured tube at > home with these rims; I'd hate to have to do this on the side of the > road (which I've been spared, so far). It would cost you less to just replace the rims. CR-18s are inexpensive; it would be quick and simple to just tape the new rims to the old ones, loosen and transfer the spokes over to the new rims, and true them up. Well, simple for someone who's got practice at this. Tell us where you live and we might be able to recommend a bike shop in your area. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
