You sure can! I wouldn’t. Hope you’re not in my insurance group.
Familiar9709 on
You could try straightening it. Hit it with some strong wood or some kind of flat metal, hold the flat metal, like a nut head or similar, and hit the nut with a hammer. Very careful because you could crack the rim.
bdrammel on
Absolutely. I’ve ridden thousands of miles on similar wheels.
DeadB1t3 on
Rim is an aluminium Bontrager Line Comp 30 TLR Boost
HeatApprehensive7877 on
I had something similar on an aluminum rim this past fall.
I Heated up the area moderately, then used needle nose pliers and mended it slowly, and carefully back into its an original alignment. My tire beaded like nothing had happened, and I’ve been riding on it fairly hard the past 6 months.
I’d say go for it, just take it slow and don’t over bend it.
mangothefoxxo on
Be careful, i ruined a rim bending it back
OrmTheBearSlayer on
You can try bending it back but there’s always a risk it won’t seal properly but at that point you can always throw a tube in.
If you have an adjustable spanner use that to straighten it.
EmphasisLow6431 on
Yes you can. It will be a long term fatigue risk but i dont expect fatigue failure at that location would be high risk.
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You sure can! I wouldn’t. Hope you’re not in my insurance group.
You could try straightening it. Hit it with some strong wood or some kind of flat metal, hold the flat metal, like a nut head or similar, and hit the nut with a hammer. Very careful because you could crack the rim.
Absolutely. I’ve ridden thousands of miles on similar wheels.
Rim is an aluminium Bontrager Line Comp 30 TLR Boost
I had something similar on an aluminum rim this past fall.
I Heated up the area moderately, then used needle nose pliers and mended it slowly, and carefully back into its an original alignment. My tire beaded like nothing had happened, and I’ve been riding on it fairly hard the past 6 months.
I’d say go for it, just take it slow and don’t over bend it.
Be careful, i ruined a rim bending it back
You can try bending it back but there’s always a risk it won’t seal properly but at that point you can always throw a tube in.
If you have an adjustable spanner use that to straighten it.
Yes you can. It will be a long term fatigue risk but i dont expect fatigue failure at that location would be high risk.