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The Tail of a Nail, Part 2

Yes, that is a hole you see in the rim of my HED 3 race wheel. After lots of talk with the local bike people and a picture review by Mr. HED himself (not really his name, but sounds cool) I think it is actually going to be okay, but I am very lucky. I am lucky that they are aluminum rimmed instead of carbon, lucky that the nail did not appear to pierce the carbon sidewall, just a small dent in the aluminum part, and I am lucky I did not buy them brand new, but rather paid a good price for the wheels used.

What does freak me out is that had I bought carbon rimmed wheels new and this same freak accident happened, I'd be out over $2000.



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Coach Liz said…
How that nail pierced your rim is wacked out. Just admit it that you ran your bike over a board that had nails sticking out of it.
July 24, 2009 at 3:48 PM
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