Julius Czar Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Hi all. Decided to take my friends front wheel apart to replace the nipples, as it was horribly buckled and I had no way of truing it. I've pulled the wheel apart and the rim itself has remained buckled. Is there any way of getting it a bit straighter prior to rebuilding? Or is there a technique for building the buckle out as such? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 How badly buckled is it? If it's as bent as it sounds then you'll struggle to pull it true and round again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ. Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Hitting it really hard off the floor is the only real way but it'll never be perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMatt Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) Edited March 13, 2017 by ItsMatt 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 11 hours ago, BJ. said: Hitting it really hard off the floor is the only real way but it'll never be perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Czar Posted March 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 On 12/03/2017 at 8:01 PM, craigjames said: How badly buckled is it? If it's as bent as it sounds then you'll struggle to pull it true and round again. It's bad enough that you can see it without spinning it if you know what I mean, it's fairly Pringled as such. I was just curious as to whether there was a "go to" method as such for straightening them out or if my best bet was to just hammer it I'll have a go at bashing it back straight, if not it'll have to be a new rim. cheers guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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