Juddery front shamal

i have a new to me set of shamals, 700 clinchers and the front judders under braking, there is a smallish dent /damage to the braking surface, can feel it but not really see it. Could this ever be bent back, or is it toast... would be OK if it was for someone running no brakes , but i'm not that hip or hard enough. and it was for my 8 speed . Any advice, normally when i try to bend metal, it always gets worse... but could a skilled individual fix it? Shame as it has super smooth record hub

Is it juddering or just catching on the bump? If it judders all the way round as you brake it could be other things; your headset, your brake pads, your calliper?

i think its definately catching the deformed bit

With steel rims I think people used to bung them in a vice with blocks of wood. Not sure if your atlanta will like that though.

A rapid juddering could be caused when your brakes are perhaps applying unevenly, and/or your forks are flexing. Sounds like a road bike though so I guess your forks are designed to be braked with. A bump-bump-bump, one per wheel revolution, will be 'cause of what you say it is.

i'm toying with the vice idea, but am worried i will total it, at the moment it would still make a nice wheel for those brave enough not to use brakes, shame to push it beyond usable... looks fine to the eye.
i've put a shamal wanted post on the forum and i'll keep searching or to the vice it is

badly aligned brakes can cause judder, especially if the toe-in is incorrect

uneven spoke tension can also cause an uneven braking as the rim will deflect inconsistently from the brake pads

I was going to say, have you toed-in the brake pads a bit?
Not sure how well the vice will work with alloy rims..

They're nice wheels take it to a decent bike shop close to you and ask their advice...