Definition of what I mean:
Rim=Thing that the tire is mounted to. Thing made out of aluminum and that get's bent from rough roads. Thing that tire slides around on if not properly inflated. If you completely took apart your wheel, the metal thing you'd be left with that has spokes is the rim.
Wheel=Combined product of a tire and rim and on a bike, brake discs or rotors. All three make up the wheel.
Rotor=Brake discs that the pads grab for braking
Looks like my only issue will be the bearings. Sounds like I need new ones and the difficulty of removing them is questionable. Maybe shop does bearing/tire swap.
What I have=2 rims. 1 bent and one new. Need to install new rim.
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Originally Posted by jambo
I'm guessing you're in the US, We have Wheels and Brake discs rather than rims & rotors  .
1) Have you got a new front wheel? If so it should already have bearings in it if it's 2nd hand, if it's new you may need to buy new bearings to go in. Knocking the old bearings out of your current wheel is likely to damage them, it's unlikely they'd be ok to put in your new wheel. |
I don't trust repaired tires or rims. Wheel are the most critical components and I only have 2 of them. Rather bite the bullet and buy new wheel than new legs.