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brawl50 on April 10, 2026 9:41 am its gone. its alu, chances are it breaks halfway and your friend gets faceplanted and crashes again, get a van or cab to send him back
Ok-Positive-6611 on April 10, 2026 9:41 am Tbh if I’m intending to scrap it anyway then I’d nurse this home at 10km an hour
TriMan66 on April 10, 2026 9:56 am I dented an aluminum rim in a similar way. I was running tubeless, aside from a momentary burp of some air and sealant it held air and still ran true. I had rode it 5-7 km to get home, no problem. I could definitely feel the dent in the wheel but it got me home, did ride it very fast, 10-15 km/h. Got it replaced the next day.
Electronic-Ninja7950 on April 10, 2026 9:57 am Yes. But like carefully at 10kmh or something. Not the insane 40k
g00dmorning99 on April 10, 2026 10:19 am My MTB wheels have several dents this size and I still ride it
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its gone. its alu, chances are it breaks halfway and your friend gets faceplanted and crashes again, get a van or cab to send him back
Tbh if I’m intending to scrap it anyway then I’d nurse this home at 10km an hour
I’d ride it home but I am not your friend
Do not save it.
If it is the rear, sure. It is done anyway
probably and change after the ride
I dented an aluminum rim in a similar way. I was running tubeless, aside from a momentary burp of some air and sealant it held air and still ran true.
I had rode it 5-7 km to get home, no problem. I could definitely feel the dent in the wheel but it got me home, did ride it very fast, 10-15 km/h.
Got it replaced the next day.
Yes. But like carefully at 10kmh or something. Not the insane 40k
My MTB wheels have several dents this size and I still ride it