LAF
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Well on a leisure ride this afternoon on my 10, I hit a rock and blew my front rim. I was not riding hard but is was a narrow valley pass and not much room to be off the road.
Doing 40, no rush come around a corner car in the right lane, me with a huge rock right in my track tight on the yellow. Tried to get a bit left but the car was there so I cheated as much as I could but nailed it right side front of rim/tire, Immediately my TPI goes ballistic flashing red light, and beeping. I see 21 PSI and feel mush on the front bars. I just saw 8 PSI as I got over to the shoulder and got it stopped.
Man a hard unexpected hit, barley by inches, but it ruined my ride/day to say the least. I called someone who tows and he got to me pretty quick. I was about 75 miles out and he charged me 120.00 and I gave him a 30 tip. We were neighbors for 11 years and him and his wife were always very nice to me.
So I am guessing new rotor bolts, and propane for the torch, wheel,tire, and maybe bearings as I am not sure of them with a hard hit on them on one side maybe causing a flat spot on them, and getting them out and in, verses new in.
So gonna be a cold long repair as no garage for me.
Gonna go after what is need and when I have it all get it done! My biggest fear is the new bearings into the new wheel safely and correctly.
So the gory pictures:
Any advice or leads on a new rim, installing the new bearings, sources for rotor bolts and the other parts, would be appreciated.
Doing 40, no rush come around a corner car in the right lane, me with a huge rock right in my track tight on the yellow. Tried to get a bit left but the car was there so I cheated as much as I could but nailed it right side front of rim/tire, Immediately my TPI goes ballistic flashing red light, and beeping. I see 21 PSI and feel mush on the front bars. I just saw 8 PSI as I got over to the shoulder and got it stopped.
Man a hard unexpected hit, barley by inches, but it ruined my ride/day to say the least. I called someone who tows and he got to me pretty quick. I was about 75 miles out and he charged me 120.00 and I gave him a 30 tip. We were neighbors for 11 years and him and his wife were always very nice to me.
So I am guessing new rotor bolts, and propane for the torch, wheel,tire, and maybe bearings as I am not sure of them with a hard hit on them on one side maybe causing a flat spot on them, and getting them out and in, verses new in.
So gonna be a cold long repair as no garage for me.
Gonna go after what is need and when I have it all get it done! My biggest fear is the new bearings into the new wheel safely and correctly.
So the gory pictures:
Any advice or leads on a new rim, installing the new bearings, sources for rotor bolts and the other parts, would be appreciated.