[tominbmore]

Hi all,

I was changing a tube on my 1 year old Canyon racing bike (which itself was excruciating), and when finally done, i noticed a very thin line going from one side of the rim, across through the spokes, and the other side of the rim. I hadn't seen it there before but it could have been there all along as a design quirk. It's also a very consistently straight line, suggesting something that didn't crack from riding. Photo attached. Anyone know whether this is by design, or instead a new crack? Or is there some test whereby I can determine on my own?

thanks!

 

[Lombard]

A sleeved rim at the joint?

 

[PBL450]

A sleeved rim at the joint?

Wouldn’t that be painted over? They’d paint then join and glue the rim pieces? It sure looks intentional, it’s so perfect. It’s a quality wheel...


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[Lombard]

Wouldn’t that be painted over? They’d paint then join and glue the rim pieces?

Not necessarily. Some rims are just pinned or sleeved rather than welded. It keeps costs down. See pic below of one of my DT Swiss R460's. Joint is to the right. Perfectly normal:

 

[cxwrench]

You're kidding, right? Did you think to look at the other wheel?

 

[velodog]

You're kidding, right? Did you think to look at the other wheel?

He was probably too exhausted after changing that excruciatingly difficult flat to look at the other wheel.

 

[Lombard]

He was probably too exhausted after changing that excruciatingly difficult flat to look at the other wheel.

To be fair, tubeless compatible rims have made mounting and dismounting tires a real byotch. Granted there is a trick to mounting on these rims, but some rim-tire combos are just impossible to work with. I had a WTB rim-tire combo that I simply could not separate the tire from the bead without a bead jack and even with one was no walk in the park.

 

[tlg]

Crack or line on Canyon carbon front rim

It's not a carbon rim.
DT Swiss E1800 is an aluminum rim.
Aluminum rims have to be joined. Quality Alum rims will be welded and you won't see the seam. Cheaper ones will be butted and sleeved.
You probably didn't notice it before because the seam was painted over. After riding, it flexed a bit and split the paint over the seam.

 

[ogre]

It's not a carbon rim.
DT Swiss E1800 is an aluminum rim.
Aluminum rims have to be joined. Quality Alum rims will be welded and you won't see the seam. Cheaper ones will be butted and sleeved.
You probably didn't notice it before because the seam was painted over. After riding, it flexed a bit and split the paint over the seam.

And the seam will be exactly opposite of the valve hole.

 

[dddd]

It's not a carbon rim.
DT Swiss E1800 is an aluminum rim.
Aluminum rims have to be joined. Quality Alum rims will be welded and you won't see the seam. Cheaper ones will be butted and sleeved.
You probably didn't notice it before because the seam was painted over. After riding, it flexed a bit and split the paint over the seam.

That rim isn't painted, it's anodized.

"Butted and sleeved"?
Surely sleeved. Butted at the joint I don't think so.

 

[tlg]

Surely sleeved. Butted at the joint I don't think so.

What? How would you roll an aluminum extrusion into a circle and not butt it?

 

[velodog]

That rim isn't painted, it's anodized.

"Butted and sleeved"?
Surely sleeved. Butted at the joint I don't think so.

He's speaking to one end butted to the other, not butted as a double or single butted frame tube.

 

[duriel]

I hope they butt the rim together, otherwise your going to be riding on curly fryes as you sasha down the road.

 

[No Time Toulouse]

You're kidding, right? Did you think to look at the other wheel?

C'mon, CX; even you can see this was a gag post.