Spokes ‘n Such

[ Abengourou, Cote d’Ivoire ]

It took longer than expected, but the rear wheel is now ready for whatever offroad plans I come up with. Please enjoy! And, yeah, come along with me as my spokes (don’t) break and my bike manages to exceed all expectations, real or imagined.

—jim

Replacing the ball bearings.
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After a LOT of shopping around, I managed to find a mechanic ready to do what I'd hoped: all new spokes, plus new bearings, etc.
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The cassette finally managed to get itself removed!
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Rear wheel rebuilder.
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New spokes. Working on alignment etc.
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New spokes. And all the rest.
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After watching multiple YouTube videos, I found some clever ways to remove the rear cassette without speical tools. Didn't work, though. 🙁
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Trying to remove the rear cassette.
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The crowd involved in my attempts to upgrade...
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Some of the onlookers.
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Another onlooker
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We had fun, despite the myriad problems...
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Truing the wheel...
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