stupidhawk

Yeah kind of splatter I guess, I was pulling pretty hard on teh bars and trying to hit rear wheel first. I think it was too big to not splatter I probably was scared to not hit it hard enough and was hitting it with too much force

I was afraid of that. I plan on heating the wheel a little and gently whacking it and hopefully straighten it a little at a time. It was a big hit, it was halfway up a steep and slick hill and it was a rock ledge about hip high. I was in 3rd gear 3/4 throttle and slammed the rear wheel into it. i did it a few times and i didn't notice the dent til I got back to the truck. I had 4.5 lbs of air in too, thought that would be enough to protect it. Any other tips or tricks?

Yesterday I was hitting a pretty big step and when i put the bike back in the truck I noticed a pretty good sized ding on the left side of the rear wheel. STill holds air, just looks rough. What is the best way to straighten the rear wheel without making it look too bad? Dead blow hammer, rubber mallet? SHould I leave the air in the tire or pull the core out first?