This will get it straightened, but truing it completely will be very tricky
Outrageous_Engine_45 on
That’s a science project
ride_whenever on
It’s Pringled!!!! You get to try wizard truing!!!!
Hold it in firmly in front of you with both hands, horizontal, with the part closest and opposite pointing down.
Grasping at 5&7 o clock, then raise it above your head and smack 12 o clock into the floor as hard as you can.
If you’re really lucky, it will pop practically straight, and you can do finishing touch truing. Then you look like a wizard
This works because the rim likely isn’t actually THAT bent, the Pringle shape allows all the spoke tensions to relax, but doesn’t massively overstretch them getting there – essentially most wheels (without hugely stiff rims) will be happier in this state than true. When you smack it you provide energy to increase the tension and pop it back into straight.
ahzzznee on
you’ll need to summon an unc for that to be trued
brlikethecar on
We had an older mechanic from Colombia who could fix something like this. He’d go out in the parking lot out back, and give it a good whack or I dunno. Voila!
omniverseee on
Complex sine wave
rchris710 on
this is a troll post. look at this dude’s veins. he is a seasoned cyclist lol. also look at his user name
Significant-Sound530 on
It’s only good on crooked roads.
HeyEveryItsFlo on
Step 1. grab a spoke wrench, 15mm spanner, and a torque wrench
Step 2. forget that shit and buy a new wheel
Hungry_Orange666 on
Taco Thursday!
VardisFisher on
Lettuce, tomato, sour cream, ground beef.
RecklessMTB on
Send it in reverse. It should fix itself.
ChardPlenty8658 on
Yea just put it in the freezer overnight it will pop right back
randmusr66 on
Oh, hyperbolic paraboloid!
No_Look_9761 on
Thtat’s the neat part. you dont
404notfound420 on
Kinda like those old shark wave skateboard wheels but for a bicycle. You never know it might ride great on gravel /s
KornyJokes on
He’s dead, Jim.
ThisOldGuy1976 on
Send it
thekingofslime on
See you on BCJ bro
goonsuey on
Workbench, 2×4’s, and clamps. Squeeze the wheel against the table with the boards/clamps. That’ll get it mostly flat. Then you can true with a spoke wrench.
It’s a science project, basically. But it CAN be saved.
TooMuchHan on
Yes, by swiping your credit card
Particular_Living584 on
Place it on the ground and jump on the raised sides until it’s somewhat straight then do your best to tweak it after. I’d be surprised if you’d ever get it perfect though. Might get you back home
BD59 on
With a new rim and spokes. You can try brute force methods to try to get it mostly straight and then adjust spokes the rest of the way, BUT it will never be really right, and it’s likely to fail again.
watchme87 on
Scrap
kendalltristan on
You may want to try using a dumpster and a credit card.
getmygloves on
Very false
m1rr0rshades on
Find the car that hit you and have them come at you from the other side.
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I wouldn’t trust that rim anymore after whatever happened to it. Better to rebuild, spokes and hub can probably be reused tho.
edit: I’m curious, what did happen to it?
This is true, in the sence of it being truly F’d..
New wheel day.
honestly no need, looks good to go
How is this even holding pressure!? yikes
More like ‘he true it in the garbage’…
(It’s dead, Jim.)
God I hate reddit sometimes.
It’s truly bent.
No joke: https://www.instructables.com/Stomp-Straighten-a-Bicycle-Wheel/
This will get it straightened, but truing it completely will be very tricky
That’s a science project
It’s Pringled!!!! You get to try wizard truing!!!!
Hold it in firmly in front of you with both hands, horizontal, with the part closest and opposite pointing down.
Grasping at 5&7 o clock, then raise it above your head and smack 12 o clock into the floor as hard as you can.
If you’re really lucky, it will pop practically straight, and you can do finishing touch truing. Then you look like a wizard
This works because the rim likely isn’t actually THAT bent, the Pringle shape allows all the spoke tensions to relax, but doesn’t massively overstretch them getting there – essentially most wheels (without hugely stiff rims) will be happier in this state than true. When you smack it you provide energy to increase the tension and pop it back into straight.
you’ll need to summon an unc for that to be trued
We had an older mechanic from Colombia who could fix something like this. He’d go out in the parking lot out back, and give it a good whack or I dunno. Voila!
Complex sine wave
this is a troll post. look at this dude’s veins. he is a seasoned cyclist lol. also look at his user name
It’s only good on crooked roads.
Step 1. grab a spoke wrench, 15mm spanner, and a torque wrench
Step 2. forget that shit and buy a new wheel
Taco Thursday!
Lettuce, tomato, sour cream, ground beef.
Send it in reverse. It should fix itself.
Yea just put it in the freezer overnight it will pop right back
Oh, hyperbolic paraboloid!
Thtat’s the neat part. you dont
Kinda like those old shark wave skateboard wheels but for a bicycle. You never know it might ride great on gravel /s
He’s dead, Jim.
Send it
See you on BCJ bro
Workbench, 2×4’s, and clamps. Squeeze the wheel against the table with the boards/clamps. That’ll get it mostly flat. Then you can true with a spoke wrench.
It’s a science project, basically. But it CAN be saved.
Yes, by swiping your credit card
Place it on the ground and jump on the raised sides until it’s somewhat straight then do your best to tweak it after. I’d be surprised if you’d ever get it perfect though. Might get you back home
With a new rim and spokes. You can try brute force methods to try to get it mostly straight and then adjust spokes the rest of the way, BUT it will never be really right, and it’s likely to fail again.
Scrap
You may want to try using a dumpster and a credit card.
Very false
Find the car that hit you and have them come at you from the other side.