my poor rim

[winterdog]

Hi comrades,
Coming back from the train station on my beloved 905 se the other day I got bitten by one of the many east Lothian pot holes. It was a case of suck up the pot hole or wares the tractor overtaking me. I managed to pull my front forks up so it was not head over the handle bars job but my back wheel rim seems to have got bent in toward the tire for about 2 inches. What im wondering is I take it I can get it straitened or replace the rim without having to buy a new wheel with motor in it?

 

[flecc]

Sorry to hear that, you need a new rim built on, a bent one can't be successfully straightened.

Hopefully you have a Wisper agent nearby, but if you don't know of one, have a word with Wisper to find your nearest agent. Occasionally a local bike shop will tackle motorised wheels, but that's not common.

It shouldn't be a very expensive job, far cheaper than a new wheel.
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[Haku]

Sorry to hear that, you need a new rim built on, a bent one can't be successfully straightened.

Don't let my brother catch you saying that

He used to work for Halfords and one time some kid came in with a severely bent rim, he proceeded to bend the heck out of it in the opposite direction to bend it back and then adjust the spokes to finish off the straightening.
He does downhill mountain biking so knows about trueing rims, even ones that look like you need to dump it in favour of a brand new one.

Unless you mean the rim is still true but the edge has has been bent outwards on both sides (like you hit a kerb/pothole with a flat tyre), then you will be looking at a new rim.

 

[flecc]

Don't let my brother catch you saying that

He used to work for Halfords and one time some kid came in with a severely bent rim, he proceeded to bend the heck out of it in the opposite direction to bend it back and then adjust the spokes to finish off the straightening.
He does downhill mountain biking so knows about trueing rims, even ones that look like you need to dump it in favour of a brand new one.

Unless you mean the rim is still true but the edge has has been bent outwards on both sides (like you hit a kerb/pothole with a flat tyre), then you will be looking at a new rim.

It sounded like a rim flange bent in, and maybe flatting though. Personally I would never take a risk with a customer rim when I was in the trade, the consequences can be unacceptably serious, especially on a kids bike.
.

 

[Wisper Bikes]

New Rim

Hi Winterdog

Sorry to hear about the problem, any bike shop should be able to fit a new rim for you, as Flecc says, I would not try and straighten it.

Any problems please drop me a line miall@aol.com

All the best David