Felt R3 Wheel Rim Slightly Bent- Advice Needed

tom160

Hi,

After riding over a huge pothole in the city centre the other day, I noticed that the wheel rim on my rear Felt R3 has bent slightly (where the brake grooves are).

The wheel isn't actually buckled, just this bit at the top has bent out slightly, rubbing on the brake pad whilst rolling.

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Any ideas on how to fix it? I was thinking maybe just giving it a squeeze with some pliers or something?



Many Thanks

ugo.santalucia

Adjustable spanner, clip the bent part of the rim in the jaws and bend it back into place. If it cracks in the process, throw in the skip, if it doesn't it's job done

desweller

I'd check the spokes in that area to make sure the rim's not been deflected radially towards the axle too. I totalled a rim that way a couple of years ago; untru-able.

tom160

ugo.santalucia wrote:

Adjustable spanner, clip the bent part of the rim in the jaws and bend it back into place. If it cracks in the process, throw in the skip, if it doesn't it's job done

Thanks for your help. I'm no engineer, but I would have thought that if the wheel were to crack it would have done so upon impact with the pothole?

ugo.santalucia

tom160 wrote:

ugo.santalucia wrote:

Adjustable spanner, clip the bent part of the rim in the jaws and bend it back into place. If it cracks in the process, throw in the skip, if it doesn't it's job done

Thanks for your help. I'm no engineer, but I would have thought that if the wheel were to crack it would have done so upon impact with the pothole?

When you bend the metal back, it might crack along the bend... as well as it might not... the odds are on your side, so it's worth trying. Maybe heat it up with a hair dryer, rather than bending it at sub zero temperature... every little helps

tom160

ugo.santalucia wrote:

tom160 wrote:

ugo.santalucia wrote:

Adjustable spanner, clip the bent part of the rim in the jaws and bend it back into place. If it cracks in the process, throw in the skip, if it doesn't it's job done

Thanks for your help. I'm no engineer, but I would have thought that if the wheel were to crack it would have done so upon impact with the pothole?

When you bend the metal back, it might crack along the bend... as well as it might not... the odds are on your side, so it's worth trying. Maybe heat it up with a hair dryer, rather than bending it at sub zero temperature... every little helps

Thanks again.

Do you reckon it might even be worth just leaving it, or could it potentially be dangerous/get worse? As I said, the only problem it causes is producing a slight bump whilst braking.

ugo.santalucia

tom160 wrote:

ugo.santalucia wrote:

tom160 wrote:

ugo.santalucia wrote:

Adjustable spanner, clip the bent part of the rim in the jaws and bend it back into place. If it cracks in the process, throw in the skip, if it doesn't it's job done

Thanks for your help. I'm no engineer, but I would have thought that if the wheel were to crack it would have done so upon impact with the pothole?

When you bend the metal back, it might crack along the bend... as well as it might not... the odds are on your side, so it's worth trying. Maybe heat it up with a hair dryer, rather than bending it at sub zero temperature... every little helps

Thanks again.

Do you reckon it might even be worth just leaving it, or could it potentially be dangerous/get worse? As I said, the only problem it causes is producing a slight bump whilst braking.

Jeez, you haven't done it yet? Of course you have to bend it back or the tyre might pop out