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It on the gravel bike earlier a large stick flicked up into the spokes. Result = spoke nipple pulled through rim.
Has anyone tried to fix such a predicament using a washer larger than the hole? Did it work or did you die a fiery death?
Nothing wrong with the rim otherwise, and also it's an old stans crest - I'd be very lucky to fine a like for like replacement anywhere.
Can you just live without that spoke, seems a faff to fix, but if you can find a washer, or someway of holding the nipple in the rim then it should do the job, a wheel is a pretty basic design, how was the rim damaged though, did it put a crack into the rim where it pulled through, or just open up the material?
I'd be a bit worried about cracks propagating from the hole but I've ridden rims with pretty big cracks for ages before noticing. Worth a go, just keep an eye on it
@argee I need to clean it to have a proper look, but seems to have enlarged the hole and hasn't cracked material beyons it