Just was today when I went on a ride with my friend and I face a hole on the road, I didn't jump into but with the side of the wheel, last time it happened my bike inner tube just exploded and I had to buy a new one, this time this dent appeared since the hit was a bit hard, I am also worried by my frame or fork, should I use the warranty? Is is safe to ride like this? If not, how much more or less would it cost to be repaired:(
by TheGaboVEu
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For me I would ride that while I’m choosing new wheels.
Hammer and piece of wood would fix that.
Congratulations on your new upcoming wheel!
If you’re worried about expense, I like Alexrims for decent budget wheels. I have a set on my mountain bike.
I fixed a dent like that. Clamp a flat piece of iron on the outside and work from the inside out with a ‘zange’ – to avoid damaging the aluminium surface use a piece of plastic on the inside. Search on YouTube – I found a nice practical tutorial there. I can’t even find the spot now.
Wouldn’t you be able to bend this back?
Get two pieces of strong wood, hammer it until you put it straight. There’s a risk it could crack but the rim is useless anyway so you’ve got nothing to lose.
A minor dent that should be ridable, but checking the rim for cracks should be more frequent, just in case.
I’ve ridden rims with dents like this for quite a while.
I can’t see how this can affect fork or frame.
The only reason I ‘d replace this rim if it was rim brakes
Is it really that bad?
Based on the last photo: you are going to feel that on every rotation.
Bending it back is risky. I’ve hammered steel rims back into shape, but I would not do that with aluminium. It becomes so hard and brittle with cold plastic deformation.
Another easy way to fix this is to just get a crescent wrench and clamp it to the dent and bend it out. Done this with many many wheels and have had no problems