Bumped Rear Rim, What To Replace?

Posted on Thu 20th, October 2011

• #1

kicks66

I took a bit of a hit to a pothole with my rear wheel, which has buckled slightly around the outer flange of the rim. Id like to remedy this, so what items do I need to replace? Ideally I want to spend as little as possible.
• #2

upstart

Replace the rim like for like, provided the spokes are ok
• #3

benbrangwyn

You can repair the rim if it's not too badly bent. Get an adjustable spanner and put it over the bent part and bent it carefully back. You'll still feel a bit of a bump when you put the brakes on because the rim will always be a bit deformed. Good luck.

If you do get a rim, make sure the ERD is the same otherwise you'll need different spoke lengths. For ERD, go to www.sheldonbrown.com.

Cheers.
• #4

tallsam

If you do reuse spokes I'd advise replacing the nipples. Very inexpensive and potentially much safer (nipples being soft metal and liable to wear)

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