Scott roy Posted May 1, 2023 Share Good day ,this morning I was very stupid. First time putting the bike rack on new car and I didn’t check the alignment with the exhaust and off we went. About 45 minutes into the drive we heard a loud pop, discovered I melted my rim and tyre. Put peed off because the wheel (DT Swiss xrc 1501) only has 2600 km on it. my question is ,do I out and out need to replace it (I suspect I do) or would cbr or someone maybe be able to repair it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomo Posted May 1, 2023 Share Check with Amy and Candice for best way to duct tape that wheel before next ride ... renayg, Sepia, Riaan H and 11 others 3 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott roy Posted May 1, 2023 Share 13 minutes ago, Thomo said: Check with Amy and Candice for best way to duct tape that wheel before next ride ... Believe it or not I just inflated it and it’s not losing air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamil Posted May 1, 2023 Share Was this on the way back from the swartberg granfondo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott roy Posted May 1, 2023 Share 5 minutes ago, Mamil said: Was this on the way back from the swartberg granfondo? Nope ,headed to tonteldoos Fred van Vlaanderen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamil Posted May 1, 2023 Share 1 minute ago, Scott roy said: Nope ,headed to tonteldoos Ah cos we saw someone doing exactly that on the way back from the swartberg gf ... Fred van Vlaanderen, Scott roy and ChrisF 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertWhitehead Posted May 1, 2023 Share Replace, never repair carbon wheels. No matter how good the repair is it will fail under the stress of the spokes (either immediately or over time) Sportopia Cycles, Sepia, Schnavel and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott roy Posted May 1, 2023 Share 11 minutes ago, RobertWhitehead said: Replace, never repair carbon wheels. No matter how good the repair is it will fail under the stress of the spokes (either immediately or over time) Thanks ,I suspected so. Guess I was overly hopeful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbybzgo Posted May 1, 2023 Share All carbon wheels should be sold with an exhaust pipe proximity warning...in the same way a box of smokes is sold with a health warning. mecheng89, vulgar, Mtree and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidodg Posted May 1, 2023 Share that is beyond any kind of repair.... Sepia and vulgar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted May 1, 2023 Share Just melt it back the other way? pfffft...... (please don't) Mtree, keagsface, MORNE and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipV Posted May 1, 2023 Share I assume you are insured. Give your broker a call, you might be pleasantly surprised. dasilvarsa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott roy Posted May 1, 2023 Share 17 minutes ago, PhilipV said: I assume you are insured. Give your broker a call, you might be pleasantly surprised. Not insured no mecheng89, PhilipV and Mtree 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasilvarsa Posted May 1, 2023 Share It Happens to a Lot of People Replace Rim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brakepad Posted May 2, 2023 Share or just replace car with fully electric🫢 tjommies3, MrJacques, MDJ and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy 2.0 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Claim from insurance and get a new rim. TheoG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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