Cracked DT Swiss Rim

[silentC]

DT Swiss R24 DB rear wheel.

Noticed I had a buckled rim on the weekend. On closer inspection, there are cracks radiating from a spoke hole and the metal is bent outwards as though the spoke head is being pulled through. The rims are only 3 years old.

I had a buckle in one wheel about two years ago after hitting a pothole and I got the bike shop to straighten it for me, but I can't remember whether it was this wheel or the front. Is this something you might see if you over-tighten a spoke to correct a buckle?

I guess there's no way of repairing it?

[Duck!]

It's dead, and a symptom of excessive tension.

[silentC]

OK that's what I thought. Looks like new wheels for me then. Every cloud has a silver lining

[Velo13]

I suspect your LBS put too much tension into that one spoke to perform the original "repair".

3 years out of a factory wheelset is probably above average though ... assuming reasonable levels of usage.