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Message started by kevinphan on 06/29/11 at 20:47:36

Title: Doesn't this look off? (Rim)
Post by kevinphan on 06/29/11 at 20:47:36

http://images.instagram.com/media/2011/06/29/70d4e14b02a44cb098f3fb8bed6086c7_7.jpg

Is this normal looking? To me it looks weird because of how off centered the hole was drilled. I sent my hub to Buchanan and had them lace it to an 18" just got it back today.

Is it just me? Or is this normal

Title: Re: Doesn't this look off? (Rim)
Post by ralfyguy on 06/29/11 at 21:02:04

That DOES look strange...

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Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/29/11 at 21:08:13

I thin it look wrong, but Id have to let someone who really knows rims to look at it. My opinion is, theres no real reason to have those dimples if youre not gonna land the spoke nipple in it & allow it to sit Up in there & off the tube. I think thats a bad job they did.

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Post by bill67 on 06/30/11 at 02:28:03

I think they did that because it was easier to drill than on top of the dimple,Kind of lazy.

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Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/30/11 at 02:30:56

If I was drillin on a rim Id be drillin from the side the tire goes on. Seems thatd be the easiest way. A drill bit wouldnt walk outta that dimple from inside it,, but off the outside? Thatd be a bit of a challenge..

Title: Re: Doesn't this look off? (Rim)
Post by kevinphan on 06/30/11 at 08:09:04

I mean I wouldn't complain but the final cost was $480. I might send it back and have it redone if possible.

Title: Re: Doesn't this look off? (Rim)
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/30/11 at 08:11:39

Whaaaatttt?$480.00?? Craprumbaaah! It otta be RIGHT for that kinda $$$,,

Title: Re: Doesn't this look off? (Rim)
Post by Bubba on 06/30/11 at 08:13:50

6B6576696E7068616E000 wrote:

I mean I wouldn't complain but the final cost was $480. I might send it back and have it redone if possible.

Fer sure...have 'em fix it

Title: Re: Doesn't this look off? (Rim)
Post by babyhog on 06/30/11 at 09:12:07

Would the length of the spokes have something to do with it? Maybe the spoke was too long to fit on top of the dimple. Still looks wrong though. And for that much moola, it should be puuurrrrfect!

Title: Re: Doesn't this look off? (Rim)
Post by Serowbot on 06/30/11 at 09:36:52

How 'bout you post the picture to them... Maybe it was accidental, and they didn't notice...
:-?...

Title: Re: Doesn't this look off? (Rim)
Post by kevinphan on 06/30/11 at 10:21:42

Already emailed them. No response yet.

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Post by RpNSht on 06/30/11 at 10:35:36

i had them lace my newly powdered rim and they scratched it multiple times. someone over there is slipping

Title: Re: Doesn't this look off? (Rim)
Post by MotoBuddha on 06/30/11 at 10:45:12

5E485F425A4F42592D0 wrote:

How 'bout you post the picture to them... Maybe it was accidental, and they didn't notice...
:-?...

And you might send a photo to someone like Woody's Wheel Works (they did my front wheel) to get their professional opinion.

Title: Re: Doesn't this look off? (Rim)
Post by Boofer on 06/30/11 at 10:55:18

When someone on here says something I like or don't like I give them the courtesy of a PM to see if that's what they meant. If this is normally the way they do it, yours will not be the first question about it. If there is a good reason, they'll tell you. Ford did a survey long ago about customer satisfaction. Satisfied customers told five people about their experience while dissatisfied customers told about 35 people of their experience. Find out if they're wrong, THEN ask them to make it right, THEN if they don't tell your 35 people. Fair enough? :)

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Post by Dj12midnit on 06/30/11 at 11:18:53

looks to me like the dimple is the old hole and the spokes are in the new ones.

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Post by Max_Morley on 06/30/11 at 11:43:50

Looks to me like the holes are drilled so the spokes pull straight rather than from the top of the dimple at an angle. Should be stronger that way. My guess would be the wheel is dimpled so a variety of spoke crossing patterns can be used. Max

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Post by MotoBuddha on 06/30/11 at 15:43:47

Ordinarily, with spoke at this angle, the holes wound be on the side of the dimples, not down where the dimple meets the rest of the rim.

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Post by Gyrobob on 07/04/11 at 06:03:42

If they would have drilled the holes so that the holes were in the dimple, they would have looked like this (the wheel from RYCA):
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh253/Gyrobob_theOriginal/Motorcycle/RYCA%20CS-1%20LS650%20S40%20Savage/Wheellacingprob1Medium.jpg
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh253/Gyrobob_theOriginal/Motorcycle/RYCA%20CS-1%20LS650%20S40%20Savage/Wheellacingprob15Medium.jpg

Both solutions stink.

To Ryan's credit, though, he did offer to make it right through a refund or a redo. We just don't want to wait.

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Post by phantom on 09/03/11 at 12:25:44

The rim is generic. It does look as if the spokes are straight not bowed. I wonder how well the nipples are seated. I'll bet not very well unless they weld a raised area and reground a new seat. That is exactly what I did with my RYCA wheel. Have fun!. Phantom

Title: Re: Doesn't this look off? (Rim)
Post by engineer on 09/03/11 at 13:42:48

I think Babyhog is right, the spokes they used were too long so they compensated by drilling where they did. I would send it back and get it done right. Don't want to be doing 60 mph when you find out it isn't going to work right. Plus it doesn't look right.

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Post by Routy on 09/03/11 at 14:48:50

http://p1.bikepics.com/2011/09/03/bikepics-2267117-800.jpg
The wheel is drilled for a rear wheel when the spokes must be at quite an angle. If the hole was in the center of the dimple, it would be for a front wheel when the spokes are straight,...perpindicular to the wheel.
I'm not sure there is anything wrong about it.
The hole is for sure drilled on the correct side of the dimple, but maybe a touch to the extreeme.

When I look at the fartherest spoke in this pic of my rear wheel, I see very little difference. And I see that mine are not all identical.

Title: Re: Doesn't this look off? (Rim)
Post by phantom on 09/03/11 at 15:45:41

Routy, with all due respect we are refering to an 18 inch wheel which changes everthing. I believe by your photo yours is the stock 15 inch. The spokes on the 18 inch wheel are not too long and are laced properly. As I stated earlier the wheel rim is generic. No, I don't care for it ether.The whole safety factor is in the spoke (nipple seat). If the nipple is not seated properly then the spoke is not going to carry the required load. Have Fun! Phantom

Title: Re: Doesn't this look off? (Rim)
Post by Routy on 09/03/11 at 16:52:26

Pardon me, but I don't understand why an 18" wheel make any difference. But if you are convinced that the nuts are not seated good enough to carry the load,.... ::)then so be it. But then I'd guess mine aren't either. As I said, I see little difference between the seating between mine and yours. Just looking at my stock wheel, I'd say this spoke nut seating is not rocket science, nor does it need to be to be dependable.

Title: Re: Doesn't this look off? (Rim)
Post by MotoBuddha on 09/03/11 at 18:45:17

07081209151300020A0413610 wrote:

Pardon me, but I don't understand why an 18" wheel make any difference.

I think Ryca is running the spokes to the wrong holes in the hub. There are various lacing patterns that would work. It means having the right length spokes, though.