Not looking good

So I washed the bike.  And totally nailed cleaning the chain, but since no one listens to anyone else about chain lube and maintenance I won't bother going through the process that worked well enough that I was actually surprised.

Washing the bike I noticed the rear wheel was pretty far out of true.  This is the wheel I rebuilt years ago, and tied and soldered the spokes.  It has been pretty solid.  But it has also seen the vast bulk of commuting on really crappy roads in Providence, towing the trailer with rocks and everything.  High torque, heavy load, rough roads.

It is pretty close to wearing through the rim just from braking.  This Mavic replacement rim came with a wear track indicator and well there is no indicator anymore, worn down to be flush with it.

I honestly was hoping the rim would wear through first.  But it seems upon investigation and cleaning yesterday that the spokes will pull through first.  And yes, when the rim was ordered it was pictured and assumed to come with eyelets.  Not so.

We'll see how long it lasts.

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