how to fix bent wheel?

[gmcn1965]

hi,
george in crawley, new guy, i have a bent wheel - not buckled, but slightly bent ''in the vertical'' - hope you unnerstand!!
can anybody tell me how to fix it?
gmcn.

 

[guitarpete247]

This site might help. It might help to know how the wheel got bent. Was it a large pothole or brick you hit? Is it wear and tear of years of use? A photo or more detilled description might also help. Does it rub on the brakes? Are anyspokes loose or damaged?

 

[Tynan]

This site might help. It might help to know how the wheel got bent. Was it a large pothole or brick you hit? Is it wear and tear of years of use? A photo or more detilled description might also help. Does it rub on the brakes? Are anyspokes loose or damaged?

Any good Local Bike Shop should straighten it for about £10, if it's repairable

 

[guitarpete247]

Any good Local Bike Shop should straighten it for about £10, if it's repairable

I agree any good LBS should be up to the job. Depending on how and why it is bent.

By the way welcome

 

[RedBike]

It all depends on how bad this bend is!

If it can't be straightened by teaking the tension of a a few of the spokes then I would get a new rim / wheel.

 

[andrew_s]

Pothole damage is generally either written off rim, or minor enough to put up with.
It could be bent flanges that cause the brakes to snatch once for wheel revolution. If it's minor, the rim will wear flat in due course.
It could be a flat spot, where the rim has been pushed in towards the hub by the impact. It's OK to put up with it if the brakes can be set so that they neither rub the tyre nor risk dipping below the braking surface all the way round.

It is sometimes possible to bend bulging rim flanges flat by squeezing across the rim in a vice, or with a pair of molegrips (use wood to protect the rim).
Tweaking the spokes generally won't help a flat-spotted rim.

 

[gmcn1965]

thanx all, will try summat with all your replies...ye kindly souls...
george

Pothole damage is generally either written off rim, or minor enough to put up with.
It could be bent flanges that cause the brakes to snatch once for wheel revolution. If it's minor, the rim will wear flat in due course.
It could be a flat spot, where the rim has been pushed in towards the hub by the impact. It's OK to put up with it if the brakes can be set so that they neither rub the tyre nor risk dipping below the braking surface all the way round.

It is sometimes possible to bend bulging rim flanges flat by squeezing across the rim in a vice, or with a pair of molegrips (use wood to protect the rim).
Tweaking the spokes generally won't help a flat-spotted rim.