Re: [ST] Front wheel ding

[Blake Sobiloff <sobiloff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

barry.croft wrote:

> This morning I hit a large rock on the way to work. The front tyre blew and
> I had a brown-trouser moment hanging onto it, but stopped OK!


Yikes! Glad you're OK. Do you have any sort of "road hazard" insurance 
that might cover the damage?


> 1) Buy a new wheel. £360!! (Over U$500).
> 2) Try to find a second hand wheel. Price (IF available at all) unknown.
> 3) Have it repaired. ~£80.


I'd be very wary of a repaired wheel. Many of the modern alloys used to 
make wheels are very strong, but once bent they lose most of that 
strength and can be re-bent again very easily. I don't know what 
particular alloy Triumph uses for the front wheel, however, so maybe 
it's repairable. A knowledgeable wheel repair shop should be able to 
tell you.

IMHO, I'd look for a used wheel or buy a new one.

- -- 
Blake "Dawgbert" Sobiloff <sobiloff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Burlingame, CA, USA


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