Excel rim dent
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David Trustrum
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I wouldn’t try it, you may easily crush it where it doesn’t want to be. Send it to someone who specialises in wheel repairs. A talented person can do wonders.
Usualy.
Usualy.
I waded my stock rim (front). Laced on an Excel rim. Two weeks later I clipped a good size rock while in fourth pretty wide open in a wide sandy creek bed and put a ding like you have and I talked to that mechanic at the shop and he said the same thing as ELK. You might want to check to make sure its true and not out of round. If its good its purely cosmetic. I still have not sent mine off or put it in the shop. He said to wait until I change the tube bring it in and he would bend the rim back and re-true it. That was last fall.
endosports
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join the club...my straight rims went away when I found the rock gardens!
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The rim with the tyres on has a small portion that is "opened up" as if to collect rain water and I'm afraid that the tyre might just popped out.... 8p
The wheel spins quite true as it is so I supposed it's okay.
Now I always check my spokes tension.
The wheel spins quite true as it is so I supposed it's okay.
Now I always check my spokes tension.
Ol'89r
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Homer.
I have used the vice method on several rims with good success. You have to be sure that the unbent side is sitting flat against the vice and then push directly on the bent up area. Otherwise you may bend both sides. Like David said, it is easy to bend it where you don't want to. I use a press with a special fixture, but a vise will work if you are careful.
You can also lay the rim against a heavy table with the tire removed. Lay the bent area on the edge of the table at the proper angle with the bent area facing up and smack it with a soft, dead-blow hammer. I use a lead hammer. You can't buy a lead hammer anymore, you have to make them. You can use a regular hammer, but be sure to place a peice of wood or something soft in between the hammer and rim.
The every three spoke method of truing that Elk mentioned is a good one. :thumb:
Take your time and press it a little at a time. You don't want to go too far because it is very hard to unbend them.
Just my $ .02
I have used the vice method on several rims with good success. You have to be sure that the unbent side is sitting flat against the vice and then push directly on the bent up area. Otherwise you may bend both sides. Like David said, it is easy to bend it where you don't want to. I use a press with a special fixture, but a vise will work if you are careful.
You can also lay the rim against a heavy table with the tire removed. Lay the bent area on the edge of the table at the proper angle with the bent area facing up and smack it with a soft, dead-blow hammer. I use a lead hammer. You can't buy a lead hammer anymore, you have to make them. You can use a regular hammer, but be sure to place a peice of wood or something soft in between the hammer and rim.
The every three spoke method of truing that Elk mentioned is a good one. :thumb:
Take your time and press it a little at a time. You don't want to go too far because it is very hard to unbend them.
Just my $ .02
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