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Its a rim brake wheel and I am wondering if it is worthwhile trying to fix the wheel by bending it back of if this means the wheel is compromised and I should just re-place.
In an emergency, you could try dissassembling the wheel, bending the rim straight, and rebuilding it again. A friend did this in a campsite in Canadian Rockies, his only tools a spoke key and a park bench, many years ago. However, if the rim is actually bent, then unless you're in a campsite in the middle of Fucking Nowhere in Canada, you'd be better off rebuilding it with a new rim.
Or, in fewer words, what Snotters said...
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In an emergency, you could try dissassembling the wheel, bending the rim straight, and rebuilding it again.
Fuck that for a laugh, I'd just twat the bent bit on the floor really hard, maybe stand on it a bit, then true it up as well as possible, then forget you broke it and carry on playing polo on it for another month.
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Sadly not in a Campsite in the Rockies so new rim it is. Was thinking of going on a wheel building course so looks like the way forward. Thanks for the advice. Best website ever
snottyotter
Steve0001
A question for the wheel builders. Hit a pothole over the weekend and bent the rim on my wheel. Its a rim brake wheel and I am wondering if it is worthwhile trying to fix the wheel by bending it back of if this means the wheel is compromised and I should just re-place.
So many potholes out there combined with the we weather its almost inevitable.....