Buckled wheel?
ap14204
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Was cleaning my bike after a ride when I noticed that the front wheel had taken a knock. (She was a little bit wobbly) Thought I would try and straighten her up by trying to true the wheel, while that had some minor improvements the wheel is still buckled. Is there a way to fix a buckled wheel or do I need to buy a new one?
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Depends how badly it's buckled. Most can be sorted if you know what you're doing.
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If the rim is bent (rather than just pulled out of true) then it's new rim (or whole new wheel) time.Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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Silly question time. Are you sure it's the rim and not just the tyre that's got a wobble on it?0
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cooldad wrote:Depends how badly it's buckled. Most can be sorted if you know what you're doing.
Post a pic.
This, when you true a wheel its never a simple case of just one spoke you usually end up doing a few spokes both sides. As Rookie said though depends how bad it is if the rims taken too much of a hit an its bent youll be looking at a new rim at least.0 -
Thanks for reply's. Def the rim that is buckled. think it is time for a rim upgrade and the buckled one will become my workshop experiment rim.0
