The rear rim has completely split for a reasonable distance around the rim. I don't know when this decided to burst at the seams, but no one heard it happen. I've had tubes blow out through the sidewall of a dodgy tyre before, but I've never seen a rim split and peel like this.
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This is how I found it - it had peeled out as far as the photo above shows.
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I tried to take some close up photos to show the interesting metal fatigue cracking, but my hands are too shakey to take a good photo. I need to dig out my tripod and find something to light the scene.
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There's no hurry - this baby isn't going anywhere until I can find the time to visit the bike shop.
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