What d'yer think? Bit o' duck tape?

[swee'pea99]

Or should I splash out on some glue?

 

[HMS_Dave]

Chewing gum.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I think that's knackered, I don't think duck tape will help much.

 

[flake99please]

A couple of cable ties placed around the rim and you have custom snow chains.

 

[Brandane]

This is the second such thread in as many weeks. What are they making modern wheels out of? I used to think wheels would last the lifetime of a bike . Or is this just a thing with new fangled super fast lightweight wheels?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Bit of putty will sort that.

 

[Eric Olthwaite]

This is the second such thread in as many weeks. What are they making modern wheels out of? I used to think wheels would last the lifetime of a bike . Or is this just a thing with new fangled super fast lightweight wheels?

Not just wheels. I rode my bike a lot as a teenager, and never came across the concept of replacing a stretched chain.

 

[Apollonius]

I have a couple of wheels like that. Deadly combination of my weight and pot-holed roads.

 

[TheDoctor]

Blu-tak. It'll be fine.
(may contain traces of lie)

 

[classic33]

A couple of cable ties placed around the rim and you have custom snow chains.

He'll have no brake though.

 

[Dayvo]

Just remove the spoke.

 

[swee'pea99]

Just remove the spoke.

At last - a sensible suggestion.

 

[Bazzer]

Couple of clamps and some gorilla glue. Job done.
If you wanted to go the whole hog, the cover the resulting seam with some borrowed dark nail varnish. (Assuming you personally don't have the right colour).

 

[CanucksTraveller]

This is the second such thread in as many weeks. What are they making modern wheels out of? I used to think wheels would last the lifetime of a bike . Or is this just a thing with new fangled super fast lightweight wheels?

Odd isn't it. When I worked in a bike shop (late 80s) I recall that the super skinny (20mm) aluminium racing rims of that time could crack (including mine) so it did happen, although it was always at the very edge of the rim, creeping into the braking surface. I can't recall seeing any of those older rims fail around the spoke area.

 

[Dayvo]

At last - a sensible suggestion.