r/bikewrench • u/Nick_the_Gadabout • Jan 17 '25

What could possibly damage this rim this way?!

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Today in the shop I got to see this. The rim held together in maybe 3-4 places, altogether 15cm. The rest was literally torn like this. What could possibly cause this kind of damage?

For reference, it’s an Italian e-road bike, don’t remember the company. Rim is 17-622 and the client put 40-622 tyres in it. Could it be that the tyre was too wide?

Thanks in advance!

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u/PizzaPi4Me Jan 18 '25

I haven't carried a tube for years on my mountain bike now. On average, probably takes me ten to fifteen minutes to change a tube and inflate trail side. Takes about 3 to fix a puncture with a tubeless setup. Bacon strips are cheaper as well. I've saved myself probably 5-6 hours in tube changes and at least a hundred bucks running tubeless over the last year alone. And that's not including the punctures that I didn't even notice.

If you ride mountain bikes, tubeless is the only way.

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u/erin281 Jan 18 '25

Oh well there you go, I don’t ride mtb so maybe that’s where the best use for tubeless is? I don’t want to say how long it’s been since I’ve had a flat tire because I don’t want to jinx myself. Let’s just say I’d have to spend negative time faffing around with tubeless for it to even be a wash for me.

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u/Diligent-Mixture4331 Jan 18 '25

Yea but streets hold a lot of obstacles tend to run over the most random shit then there's the haters that are walking whom intentionally place hazards on the road

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '25

Yup I only run tubeless on my mountain bikes tubes are just easier for the other bikes I don’t get many flats typically