Dent in deep-V rim

I have a small inward dent in my front Velocity deep-v after hitting a pothole the other day (tyre pressure was probably too low). Size of the dent is probably less than a five-pence piece, and from the outside doens't look particularly deep. Does anyone know if it's safe to use an adjustable wrench to correct this?

pictures would be useful, but sounds like it is fucked

a 5p piece has a diameter of 18mm, a 2cm dent in a rim is quite significant

Ah.
I'll try and get some pics up tonight

Alloy wheel rims are tough things. Especially a deep v. I have bent back some properly mangled wheels and ridden them.

Expect to feel the bump as you ride even after straightening, but safety wise. It is not going to fall apart.

How would an adjustble wrench help? If the rim has moved vertically so there is a step in the ride then it prob is fucked. Having said that I have recently ironed a bubble out of my alloy road rim with a hammer. The bike shop said it was shot. It might crack in time.

Alloy wheel rims are tough things. Especially a deep v. I have bent back some properly mangled wheels and ridden them.

Expect to feel the bump as you ride even after straightening, but safety wise. It is not going to fall apart.

given aluminium's fatigue life i doubt that this is a safe practice. i think i would rather have the peace of mind that a part is not likely to suddenly fail, a disintegrating rim can have fairly catastrophic results

given aluminium's fatigue life i doubt that this is a safe practice. i think i would rather have the peace of mind that a part is not likely to suddenly fail, a disintegrating rim can have fairly catastrophic results

I understand your concerns but really, rims are tough. As an experiment I have tried to bend/prise apart/smash with hammers, wheels and rims which were "too far gone" even for me. Even cheapo rims with pinned joints are really strong, you can get the join to split but it wont fully separate easily at all.

If its a serious dent there will always be a little dip in the wheel which will be extremely irritating when ridden at speed, might set off speed wobble even. This would be the major concern, that and hindered braking. Those are the reasons I would consider a rim dead.

Do not forget that every rim was bent into a circle in the first place.

I rode an Open Pro rear wheel with a decent dent in it for about a year and a half with no problems. And it was already 3 years old. Am with DFP on this one.

I think pics are needed before we jump to conclusions.

OK, and the moment you've all been waiting for, some fifteen months later...

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What are your thoughts?

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Looks fine, my veloctiy deep v has a couple of small dents.

I think the first pic shows most of the damage. The wheel doesn't spin particularly straight now. Is it worth trying to push it out, or just attempt a truing?

I'd true it and sand away the paint around the dent to see if a crack appears.