Duncy H Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Right here is my situation....After my front disc going all weird I decided to go back to front rim brake. After getting and fitting etc my new brake I found a problem with my rim. At a certain point (where the valve pops through on both sides it goes inwards making the brake sort of pump or like when you have a bent rotor. Is there anyway to sort this? Only thing i thought of was to grand harshly the rim all the way round apart from this area Anyone got any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 i may have misunderstood what you wrote but are you talking about a buckle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted May 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Yeh sort of but it goes inwards on both sides of the rim at the same point so when the the pads are pressed against the rim at this point it means you have to push further making it weird etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 So like a dent ? What rim is it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 so the rim does this? l l l l l l l l) ( l l l l l l l lat one point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted May 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 So like a dent ? What rim is it ?Its a try all rim, the one I got from you!so the rim does this? l l l l l l l l) ( l l l l l l l lat one point?Thats it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 sounds like the rim is f**ked mate. either send it back or try and bend the metal out with an adjustable spanner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 Ohhh right. Just bend it back out, wasn't like that when i had it, i used a Rim brake on it for about 6 months and it worked fine, no problems atall.Infact it had one tiny dent in it, not enough to cause this sort of problem, like i say worked for me.Thats Was described in the sale aswell so i'm on no way to blame if thats what your getting at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 if its a manfacturing fault then it is neither of your faults. deal with it or buy a new one...thats all you can do really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted May 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 No No No I'm not trying to blame you, I'll give it a go using an adjustable spanner but hopefully when I raise the funds I will be getting myself a nice new wheel set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 I think it's a flat spot. If it is, it's new rim time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted May 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 I think it's a flat spot. If it is, it's new rim time!No its not a flatspot, its sort of like it has got buckled at the same point inwards on both sides of the rim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mee(ukkraine) Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 I think that in that place a srtongly tight spoke/es. Try to remove this tight. If the problem persists, take this - and straighten out a little sidewalls in that place. Sorry for bad English, but I hope you understand me :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials ryan Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 Yeh sort of but it goes inwards on both sides of the rim at the same point so when the the pads are pressed against the rim at this point it means you have to push further making it weird etc.So its a bad dent? Mabey try whack it in a vice and straighten it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 Just sounds like it's collapsing. I had that before, very confusing. Nice to know the guy told me about that before i bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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