OK... so I finally pushed my front wheel a tad too far today. In my exuberance to fully explore the limits of the new Motoz Tractionator rear, I picked a less than ideal line and dinged the front pretty bad - or at least worse than the other dings that were already there.
This one caused the tire to leak above 25psi. It got me home with some restraint on my part. I got Fancy up on the lift table, removed the tire/wheel, had it on the Nomar to strip the front rubber, and then got busy straightening the bead. I have it where it will hold air (so far...) but the time has come to look at a new front rim even as I limp this one along.
I am perusing the Fleabay auctions for parts bikes and using all my other online wiles to track one down. If anybody has one or knows of one, please feel free to email me directly - trikepilot using Gmail.
Thanks
This one caused the tire to leak above 25psi. It got me home with some restraint on my part. I got Fancy up on the lift table, removed the tire/wheel, had it on the Nomar to strip the front rubber, and then got busy straightening the bead. I have it where it will hold air (so far...) but the time has come to look at a new front rim even as I limp this one along.
I am perusing the Fleabay auctions for parts bikes and using all my other online wiles to track one down. If anybody has one or knows of one, please feel free to email me directly - trikepilot using Gmail.
Thanks