Wednesday, March 11, 2009

The Wheel Saga - Part 2

"Where's the rest of it?" Said the elderly woman as Bike Boy walked off the tram, holding his original busted rim in one hand.
"I'm off to find the rest!" came the snappy reply as Bike Boy hurredly left the tram stop.

The wheel saga continues with testing various wheelsets only to discover that it's not the wheel at all but the frame. Turns out the poor Alias can't handle the beating that Bike Boy has dished out and the frame is flexing, which is the source of the disc rubbing. There isn't a fix for frame flex (W00T alliteration!) so the new plan is to sell the bike and buy a new kick arse hard tail or possibly and dual suspension trail bike. Bike Boy is liking the looks of the Scott Spark 50, the Haro Mary XC 29er or the Scott Genius 50.

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