February 4, 20215 yr Hi Guys, My front wheel is 'a bit :)' buckled, I just wondering if anyone has any experience or knowledge as to whether it is possible to straighten it rather then to get rid of it for another one? I would rather have a go at trying to straighten it at all possible?
February 4, 20215 yr Try making a truing stand out of some 3x2 timber. Use coach bolts as your rim guide or just true it up in the forks use cut down thick zip ties or some other type of macul as a truing guide.
February 4, 20215 yr Is the rim damaged, or just needing trued ? Go round the spokes with a spanner or similar and tap each one, any dull sounding spokes are loose. Get the wheel in the air and lub every nipple before trying to turn them. Edited February 4, 20215 yr by b40rt
February 4, 20215 yr Author Hi Guys, no the rim is well buckled, it will need more than trueing the spokes up
February 5, 20215 yr Get some g clamps and lengths of angle iron loosen all the spokes g clamp the angle iron over the buckled area's heat gun the rim then tighten up all the spokes as equally as possible hopefully it's pulled the buckle out abit then finish the truing in the forks. Probably be cheaper and easier just to put a new rim on unless you have things like g clamps and lengths of decent angle iron knocking about.
February 5, 20215 yr Author Hmmm, its got some flat spots too, its had a hard life I guess it is just wishful thinking that I can bring it back form the dead Any idea where i can get a decent front rim for a decent price?
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