[CR] Rigida AL 1320 Red Label

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing:Columbus)

Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:20:45 -0600
From: "Charles Hobbs" <hobbs.charles1@gmail.com>
To: classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR] Rigida AL 1320 Red Label


I was building a wheel with this particular rim (36 hole), and, in a regrettable attempt to reach "modern" spoke tension, I ended up with an oversized potato chip. I detensioned the entire wheel and started over. Now I have a straight, apparently serviceable wheel with one exception.

At the joint where the rim is pinned, the rim is slightly shifted and is no longer smoothly joined. I realize that this will cause braking problems, but my bigger question is whether the integrity of the rim is now in doubt. Can anybody share any information about how resilient one of these rims might be? Or should I chalk this one up as a learning experience?

Charles Hobbs
Ft. Morgan
Colorado, USA