Last thing I need to do before heading out the door. Just enough bolt left to keep the rotor on.
Thankfully had left-hand bits right there in the toolbox ready to go. Still annoying it never stops 
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This is the main reason I only use centerlock hubs.
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I would have preferred this for myself but my frugal nature has prevented practical implementation of one disc hub standard. The worst part is the front wheel is CL, but the matched rear wheel blew up last year and I haven’t fixed it.
Overblown issue atmo. I’ve ripped headset bearing races apart due to xtreem rust but never had a 6-bolt issue. What I got tired of is another proprietary standard. Well–now I have both 6-bolt and CL hubs and it kinda doesn’t matter.
Centerlock tool is more annoying to carry or travel with than a t25.
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But I don’t do that. I just commute through a lot of road salt and I’ve had a bunch of 6 bolt bolts seize and strip or break off because of corrosion between the bolt and the hub. Never had a problem with CL.
Plus I’d rather loosen one big thing than 6 little things. It’s just easier and better for my use case.
Makes sense for travel because there’s already a t25 on your multitool and a CL tool needs a long handle or whatever.
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I could see road salt causing problems for sure. You deserve CL.
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Ugh. DS looks like this all the way around wtf.
This one lasted the summer. Maybe this is the source of all my mystery noises!
I put my spare wheel on there which is only a little bit cracked, not a lotta bit cracked.
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is it common for cargo bikes to go through like a wheel every 3 months?
I don’t think so. But it does seem like a large batch of bunk Alex rims made it into the wild.
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yes
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I must be doing something wrong. It’s not like I’m carrying super heavy loads all the time, mostly just a ~40 pound kid and a couple little backpacks.
Or maybe it’s a bunk rim, but i dunno, I’ve had non-Alex rims break too. I’m building these wheels to ~75% max tension.
It wasn’t.
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have you tried carbon rims?
I haven’t but I do have a set of 28h 26” carbon rims that @halbritt forced on me. Can you run a tubed, wire bead tire on a hookless carbon rims?
I think those three lefts make a right?
a wire bead isn’t going to stretch, and won’t even be able to locally displace up the wall when used with a tube
the 28 hole could be inviting trouble though given your other predilections
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ok just drill 8 more holes in the carbon rim problem solved
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Too little tension is gonna cause problems too atmo. Maybe your lacing is too floppy.
Could uneven tension get you a ptink ptink failure on an alloy rim?
Yeah, the problem has got to be my wheel building.