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Not sure what just happened but I am hoping undoing everything and starting again is an option.
I am rebuilding a rear wheel for a tandem using the old rim and hub. Apart from the fact that the hub is an internal brake so has larger flange diameter than normal it should be a typical build like I have done plenty of times before.
I was just getting near to the end, roundness was acceptable for a used rim. Side to side and dish was about right. Spoke tensions felt pretty regular. I reckon I was just a few minutes from calling it a day when the weirdest thing happened. I tweaked a spoke a little and let go of the wheel then it started pinging and twanging and within 10 seconds I had a pringle! I thought that a spoke or spokes must have ripped out of the rim but they are all ok. I also checked the flanges to make sure these haven't parted from the hub and they are ok too.
What the hell happened? Wheel is now out by approx. 10mm in each direction so no option but to pull it apart, check the rim and start again. Has anyone on Cyclechat seen anything like this before @Spoked Wheels @Yellow Saddle
I am rebuilding a rear wheel for a tandem using the old rim and hub. Apart from the fact that the hub is an internal brake so has larger flange diameter than normal it should be a typical build like I have done plenty of times before.
I was just getting near to the end, roundness was acceptable for a used rim. Side to side and dish was about right. Spoke tensions felt pretty regular. I reckon I was just a few minutes from calling it a day when the weirdest thing happened. I tweaked a spoke a little and let go of the wheel then it started pinging and twanging and within 10 seconds I had a pringle! I thought that a spoke or spokes must have ripped out of the rim but they are all ok. I also checked the flanges to make sure these haven't parted from the hub and they are ok too.
What the hell happened? Wheel is now out by approx. 10mm in each direction so no option but to pull it apart, check the rim and start again. Has anyone on Cyclechat seen anything like this before @Spoked Wheels @Yellow Saddle