Is this rim a write-off?

[robjh]

Foooooooooked!

I guess that's my rim you're talking about?

 

[Manonabike]

I like the idea and have thought about it - in fact you've answered my question about 'how do I keep the new rim in place until I've got enough spokes in it?'. Nonetheless I'm getting a bit impatient and have got a big ride coming up soon, and I can see a do-it-myself job dragging on over a couple of weekends by the time I include 'learning time' and the inevitable trip to the LBS for final truing when it's still not quite right.... So I think I'll have to keep that aside as a project and throw money at the problem for now.

Don't know if anyone has used Rutland Cycling's online sales. Their 105 hub+Mavic open pro rear wheel is selling for £94, which compares well to the cost of a new rim + rebuild (£70 to £80 in all), plus which I get a brand new hub to replace my 10 year-old one (still in good working order though). This is the link :http://www.rutlandcycling.com/23364...mano-105-Built-Onto-Mavic-Open-Pro---32H.html

If anyone's used them or has any feedback I'd be grateful to know.

That's a good deal.

When you get it, add some more grease to the bearings...... Shimano are ever so mean with the amount of grease the use on hubs - still, very good though.

 

[DWiggy]

I know car drivers can clain if there car is damaged by a pot hole, can a cyclist do the same? if so put a claim in, they might buck there ideas up re the dreaded pot holes.

 

[SS Retro]

I guess that's my rim you're talking about?

Yup!

 

[I like Skol]

The game isn't neccessarily over for that rim. I have seen mention somewhere in the past of a specialist wheel builders tool that inserts btween the hub and rim then winds out to push the kinked rim back into shape. Not a DIY repair but could be worth phoning a proper wheel builder in your area and discussing it?

 

[mickle]

The game isn't neccessarily over for that rim. I have seen mention somewhere in the past of a specialist wheel builders tool that inserts btween the hub and rim then winds out to push the kinked rim back into shape. Not a DIY repair but could be worth phoning a proper wheel builder in your area and discussing it?

Ive only heard of that technique used on steel rims. Alu doesn't respond well to being bent back and forth.

 

[robjh]

I went for the whole new wheel option, from Rutland Cycling, and it arrived in two days, so I'm back on the road again. The old wheel with its damaged rim is now secreted away in the shed, waiting for me one day get round to doing something with it.