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rpowell600 Started a new thread How To True Rim That Has Slight Bend
1/12/2018 2:20pm Im trying to true my front wheel but the rim has a slight dent that is pushing outward in two different spots that makes it seem impossible to true. How do you go about truing a rim that isnt perfectly straight like they are out of the factory?
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rpowell600 Added a reply to How To True Rim That Has Slight Bend
1/12/2018 2:20pm I was able to true the wheel as best as I could side to side only to find that the rim had some damage on the up and down movement. I took the bike around the block and it could definitely be felt. I decided to buy a tusk impact rim with spoke kit and a new mx52 front tire...
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rpowell600 Added a reply to How To True Rim That Has Slight Bend
1/10/2018 9:39pm Its not really twisted up or anything. I dont know how to describe it but if you were to remove a brand new rim from the box, stand it upright and smack it with a metal hammer so it was a flat spot on the rim and slightly bows it out. If I were to put it on a truing...
rpowell600 Added a reply to How To True Rim That Has Slight Bend
1/10/2018 9:35pm Yes that is true I suppose!
rpowell600 Added a reply to How To True Rim That Has Slight Bend
1/10/2018 12:28pm I was hoping that wasnt what I had to do. Im riding in the desert and doing hill climbs and already dented this rim within 5 rides. This is getting real expensive, quick lol.