firvulag
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Aberdeenshire - Westhill
After a month of colds then snow I got all dressed up last week to cycle into Aberdeen only to slide from the top of my drive to the bottom - black ice + water on top = bad. Ended up taking the car.
So today finally I thought Id manage to cycle in but no fate decided to stick it to me again.
Reached around halfway in when a spoke on the rear wheel gave way which then allowed the wheel to distort enough to catch the rear gear cage which then bent itself at 90 degeee into the spokes before being wrenched off from the rest of the mech damaging the mudguard supports and rear skewer as well as snapping another couple of spokes into the bargain.
Luckily I was going uphill from Kingswells into Aberdeen at the time so was able to unclip in time to prevent an off (the old road that is now bus/cycle lane down to Lang Stracht for those that know the area)
Wheel is a old racing wheel from ebay on a rebuillt peugeot elite racer from the 80s. Been meaning to have the wheel rebuilt for a while as several of the spokes were corroded to the point they they would not adjust - thought it would last another winter. NOTE: Cant buy a new wheel as the hub is narrower than more modern wheels and I dont want to get the frame cold set to the modern 130mm width - not many places to get it done in Aberdeenshire anyway.
Also annoying as I did a general full winter prep on the bike including replacing the hub bearings.
So when preparing your bike for winter if the spokes look dodgy think about a rebuild or new wheel now dont leave it another year. Particularly if your rear wheel spokes and rear mech cage dont have a lot of clearance.
Cheers
D
So today finally I thought Id manage to cycle in but no fate decided to stick it to me again.
Reached around halfway in when a spoke on the rear wheel gave way which then allowed the wheel to distort enough to catch the rear gear cage which then bent itself at 90 degeee into the spokes before being wrenched off from the rest of the mech damaging the mudguard supports and rear skewer as well as snapping another couple of spokes into the bargain.
Luckily I was going uphill from Kingswells into Aberdeen at the time so was able to unclip in time to prevent an off (the old road that is now bus/cycle lane down to Lang Stracht for those that know the area)
Wheel is a old racing wheel from ebay on a rebuillt peugeot elite racer from the 80s. Been meaning to have the wheel rebuilt for a while as several of the spokes were corroded to the point they they would not adjust - thought it would last another winter. NOTE: Cant buy a new wheel as the hub is narrower than more modern wheels and I dont want to get the frame cold set to the modern 130mm width - not many places to get it done in Aberdeenshire anyway.
Also annoying as I did a general full winter prep on the bike including replacing the hub bearings.
So when preparing your bike for winter if the spokes look dodgy think about a rebuild or new wheel now dont leave it another year. Particularly if your rear wheel spokes and rear mech cage dont have a lot of clearance.
Cheers
D
