I noticed a small dent on my front aluminium wheel, after approximately 3000 km with the bike. Upon noticing, I took the bike for a 25 km spin and had 0 problems. (Pinky photo for reference)
Do I risk a crash if I ride the bike in this condition?
by Inevitable-Abies-812
10 Comments
You’re fine
I wouldn’t ride on it.
Not sure you risk a crash, but the edge or point where it bends might risk a lot of flats if you are riding with tubes
I wouldn’t ride on that but since it’s not carbon there are plenty of tools you can use to bend that back into a normal position. It won’t be 100% new but it’ll be safer than that. What you risk by having that big indent is that if you pinch the tire right on that spot the tire could unseat which is not good.
Bend it out a little and you’re good to go.
You’re fine,
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But sure need a new rim….
I would say you’re fine. Doesn’t look like it would compromise the bead any.
I have the same thing with same wheel! Did 200km with 5bar tube pressure, no problem so far…
If this bugs you and you contact them they might give you a replacement at a discount
If it was my wheel I would ditch it. DT alloy rims are relatively inexpensive. You can have that rebuilt.
maybe it might not hold air good enough for tubeless but if you run tubed, sure, it will be fine. meanwhile u can contact canyon and ask about crash replacement pricing and decide for yourself if it is worth it. FWIW that wheelset is kinda affordable and u can easily get it used for $200 ish a set