So I wanted to try tubeless, but I remembered that I ahve this dent. Is tubeless still worth a try or should I just buy another wheel before trying?
Also just notices my some of my spokes move way more than others., should I worry about that?
by Lorgier
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I would try to nudge the dent out. I’ve corrected dents like this in my aluminum rims before and tubeless has worked fine. Tape up the rim to prevent marring, put a piece of metal over it, then work it gently and carefully with an adjustable wrench.
A little dent will usually be fine but I’d say that is too much, even the bead seat is damaged. That must have been a very hard hit.
you can straighten out a dent like that. Wolftooth even makes a tool just for that application. It would be worthwhile to straighten it out.
spoke tension should be even on each side of the wheel. usually the drive side rear, and disc side front should have more tension than the other side. you can get it at least a little bit better by plucking each spoke like a guitar string and try to get the spokes on each side of the wheel to a similar pitch. it’s more complex than that, so look it up before diving in. If you’re not comfortable with truing and tensioning spokes, I would have a shop it it.
Make sure your insurance is up to date. 30yrs of experience says don’t use this for tubeless. Bend it back carefully using flat head pliers then run a tube until replacement is in hand. ATMO
If you can put a tire on it, you can try to go tubeless… may be messy.
As for your spokes moving… is your wheel true?
Think about a new rim. I wouldn’t ride on this,