tipus Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 (edited) Okey.. So i got my echo 2006 rim a couple months ago.. And suddenly i noticed that it was about to split itself I've only got one dent, but i got that after it decided to split itself. Here is some pics:The first pic; it looks like a dent, its not.. I was just unlucky with the grinder. (and its not as deep as it may look)This is the only dent iv'e got.It's like this half-around the rim.Has anyone else experienced this? Edited April 19, 2006 by tipus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 I havnt heard of this happening, but it seams that its only cracking where you have been landing hard, when dinting the rim... this is surly going to put ALOT of force onto the rim (cause it goes thin where its cracked on the inside of the rim) f**k knows where im going with this hehe.No, i aint heard/seen of it happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Haha, shit... Learn to ride smoother or something! Never seen that happen before, madness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 good old echo quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Almost looks like you've ground away too much material so that you've gone almost through the rim wall, and now the wall and main central body (bit the spokes are to be found in) is falling away from them.How thick a rim wall is there left?New rim time I think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipus Posted April 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Almost looks like you've ground away too much material so that you've gone almost through the rim wall, and now the wall and main central body (bit the spokes are to be found in) is falling away from them.How thick a rim wall is there left?New rim time I think... The 06 ones has extra thick rim walls.. And i havnt grinded it much.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 I dont think they have as thick sidewalls as they say, when I slipt my rim you could see the actual thickness, and it was thick at all (less than my old dx32) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 I dont think they have as thick sidewalls as they say, when I slipt my rim you could see the actual thickness, and it was thick at all (less than my old dx32)Yeah, i think they have only thickened the part where the wire bead from the tyre sits. so it makes it look thick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramps Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Thats kind of shit. my mate nearly killed his the other day but i never seen that happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 LOL that's what used to happen to me 5 years ago with 90s' monty rims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Caps rim lasted half a ride hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 i think they've used a material thats too hard and brittle this time...possibly with a longer lasting grind in mind?meh, mine seems OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 famous last words will.....My onza hog has split in one place. but that was because it was bent over once, then I folded it back out and ofcourse the metal fatigue set in and it just snapped off whilst riding once lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 These Echo rims are just made of prize bell cheeses.Get a DX32 and do yourself a favour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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