When I bought my bike (2007 SM610), it came with an extra rear wheel that had been damaged. Apparently something got stuck in it and wasted about 10 spokes. I decided to repair it to have a good second rear wheel (and eventually a 2nd set). Upon having the new spokes installed and wheel trued, it was determined that the brake disk mounting surface on the hub had been compromised with a slight bend. Bummer. So on the bike, I currently have an OEM silver front wheel and a Warp 9 black rear wheel. I want them to match. So I need to either find someone to swap rear wheels with me or repair the OEM one I have. To repair the OEM wheel, I would need to source an OEM hub and then have it laced up. Any thoughts or recommendations on all of this? Thanks... Here's my bike:
Not sure how you could bend the rotor mounting surface, but any machine shop with a lathe should be able to true it up without removing much material, then you can re-lace/re-true and be good to go.
Thanks for the info so far. The damage is actually that one of the 4 cast ears on that hub that the brake disc mounts to is bent inward a few degrees. Bill at BMP was pretty sure it would require some extensive work to repair.
My guess is that a security wheel lock may have been in place while parked, and the previous owner forgot about it and tried to ride off...? He said it happened while riding, after leaving work. Either way, yes, it must have hit fairly hard... no damage anywhere else though... and the bike rides great. I'll try to get a pic showing the whel / hub damage and post it later. Thanks again,
...Somewhat painful lesson tonight. Cast aluminum doesn't bend very well. I decided to see if I could safely straighten (un-bend) the brake disc ear on the hub. I slid the wheel over some 3/4" square tube (snug fit on the bearings), and used vise-grip pliers (with a 12" cheater bar) on the bent ear. I actually almost had it perfect, and then it went "snap". Before: (see bend on top ear in pic) Shot with the flash on: And then this happened: It snapped easy enough that I think it may have been weakened from the original damage... Not sure though. Either way, it was not a nice feeling. So, back to looking for another hub or someone to trade rear wheels with me...
Oopsie, if it went easy, it may have already been cracked... Have you tried Excel for an aftermarket hub? Heck, whole OEM wheel sets pop up on ebay every now and then, I almost jumped on a complete OEM set for around $400 a while back. surely you can find a hub.
Hey Davey, I'll trade you rear wheels. I have your card (somewhere) or mention it to Tom. I had a flat a couple weeks ago and somehow broke a spoke (I have the nipple) so you'll need to replace that. Maybe you'd rather keep your pretty red hub though (my bike is black and white)? We could just have Bill's swap the hoops...But it's really no biggie to me either way
Hey Jon~ I'd trade you rear wheels, as long as that weird spoke breakage isn't part of a bigger problem. Did the broken spoke cause the flat then? Anyway, yeah, we could take our rear wheels down to Bill and have stuff swapped over. I just want my wheels to match and I'm fine with the stock silver color. I can take the wheel down to Bill anytime... maybe tomorrow or Friday even? Thanks, ~Davey
