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- From: ck@iconix.oz.au (Chris Karadaglis)
- Subject: Re: Wheel repairs
- Message-ID: <ck.721961810@iconix.oz.au>
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- References: <1992Nov16.043933.2837@csu.edu.au>
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 00:56:50 GMT
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- In <1992Nov16.043933.2837@csu.edu.au> echoppin@csunb.mit.csu.edu.au (Errol Chopping -TE) writes:
-
- >As a result of a pothole or some other road blemish (NSW roads
- >are full of them), I now have a (very) small ding in the rim of
- >my front wheel. It is just enough to cause the loss of about 3-4
- >psi per day from the tire.
-
- [..]
-
- >I've got contradictory advice recently - some say wheel repairs are
- >an art form and require expert personnel and special equipment while
- >others say it's easy to fix a small ding once the tire is off. Anyone
- >have an opinion on this???
-
- Go to a chassis shop or something and get it straightened out properly.
- I believe that the whole chassis/frame concept is a system, and a system
- only performs as well as its worst component. So get it fixed right, and
- you won't have to worry about it.
-
- >Errol
-
- I know you're in Bathurst, but for Melbourne motorcyclists, I can't recommend
- Bob Martin Engineering highly enough. He straightened my frame, forks and wheels,
- and also triple clamps and rear swingarm (bloody bike had to hit that tree, didn't
- it..) for around $400, and the bike handles like new. He's in the phone book.
-
- > ___________________________________________________________________________
- >| Errol Chopping Email: echoppin@csunb.mit.csu.edu.au |
- >| School of Information Technology Voice: 063 33 2527 |
- >| Charles Sturt University - Mitchell Fax : 063 33 2649 |
- >| BMW K100RS, Yamaha MX100 Snail: CSU-Mitchell, Bathurst, NSW |
- >|___________________________________________________________________________|
-
- Shckwish!
-
-