Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads hit a rock pretty hard yesterday and want to know if i should be concerned with this scratch or not by lameaschris Bicycling Biking Cycling Gravel Cycling Gravelcycling
noburdennyc on February 25, 2026 1:50 am Is it gouged through? Id ride it if it isn’t. Most failures are gradual, keep an eye on it to watch if it progresses.
Frantic29 on February 25, 2026 2:07 am I’ve got spots like that all over my rims. Not saying it couldn’t be worse than it looks but I’d just inspect it good and ride it.
TruckCAN-Bus on February 25, 2026 2:32 am Tap it with a penny! Ask Reddit ‘is it only paint?’ Lick the scratch. If it smells broken replace it. Eat the penny.
tronsymphony on February 25, 2026 4:49 am I would cover it with clear nail polish and keep riding . But check for cracks sometime
Stock-Side-6767 on February 25, 2026 5:52 am Clean it, put some penetrating epoxy on the deepest 0.5 cm, and ride on.
PhantomRay11 on February 25, 2026 8:51 am I wouldn’t worry about it, I have similar or worse scratches like this on my MTB rims all over the place, and I am sending bike park fine.
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Is it gouged through?
Id ride it if it isn’t. Most failures are gradual, keep an eye on it to watch if it progresses.
Carbon rim?
I’ve got spots like that all over my rims. Not saying it couldn’t be worse than it looks but I’d just inspect it good and ride it.
Sharpie
Send it.
Tap it with a penny!
Ask Reddit ‘is it only paint?’
Lick the scratch.
If it smells broken replace it.
Eat the penny.
It’ll buff out.
I’d ride it
I would cover it with clear nail polish and keep riding . But check for cracks sometime
You’re already concerned.
Clean it, put some penetrating epoxy on the deepest 0.5 cm, and ride on.
Rude in the dirt, cover it in mud, and forget about it!
That looks good to ride. 👍🚴🏽♂️
I wouldn’t worry about it, I have similar or worse scratches like this on my MTB rims all over the place, and I am sending bike park fine.