El Cristoff Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 hi, has anybody ever cracked a onza ronnie rim before? i seem to have bent about 10 spokes, cracked the rim and cracked the hub a bit! :$ SO ANNOYING! if anybody has had this problem can you tell me please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBProductions Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 9 dents 2 cracks and generally a poo rim, get a proper rim also use the search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex@Flawless Bikes Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 thats not good sounds like u need a new rim for sure tryall rims are nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlynnP Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Loads of dents , but have been straightened out again and never crack it must be almost ayear old.Who built the rim for you, mine was done by Tart and its great spokes have nevere come lose never bent it.If you have bent spose thats suggests to me they might not have been tight.Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Join the mo'fo club, killed loads.Get a Try-All.[attachmentid=6157]Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deonn h Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 I`ve had my ronnie about 9 months now got loads of dents n that but no major cracks or owt.Was built by tarty spokes have never come loose or owt .I`ve battered the rim aswell and still hasent cracked.I`ve only ground it twice though , think thats all it will take , best off not grinding ronnie`s for them to last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerbob Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Surely if you're trashing rims that quickly you maybe ought to put just a little mroe wind in your tyres.It doesn't take alot to make a difference.Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Best title for a post EVER!!Hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 so is the reggie better? i thought damon was using a ronnie and not destroying it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 so is the reggie better? i thought damon was using a ronnie and not destroying it His is un-drilled, there much stronger, but I don't really see how.But meh.I might try another ronnie, but once it dents the tire just falls out, and hard psi holds me back.Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 (edited) The undrilled are stronger but not the sidewalls as they are still the same height Alex dx 32 is what u want, tartybikes sell them for 25 pounds, alternativly theres the planet-x bmf for sale at chainreaction cycles for 30. Give one of them a go, with the smaller sidewalls there harder to bend (in theory), also increase the amount of wind as said in a previous post, hope this helps. Edited July 25, 2006 by Cap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Get a Try-All.LMAO .Thats the funniest thing ever.Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 LMAO .Thats the funniest thing ever.Dan. Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG L Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Alex dx 32 is what you want.You make me chuckle. Alex dx32's are seriously rubbish my mate used to ride on one until he snappped it doing a six foot drop and no he isn't fat, he didn't land hard and he only just rimmed it i think. What you want to get is a echo rim they are the bee's knee's they are very strong and very light! And also i have snapped a ronnie, well they rim bent to an oval shape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 The DX32 is THE best rim out. Maybe your mate is a fat f**k and his wheel wasn't built properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 haha are you joking dx32's are good. i had three dents about 2 inch long in mine and i ran high tyre pressure. i may be a fairly harsh rider but them rims are ****.ive also cracked my ronnie rim aswell, and ive found out that when they dent the tyre pops off very easily. im thinking of a try all next but im limited to rims as i have a profile 36 hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philking Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 You make me chuckle. Alex dx32's are seriously rubbish my mate used to ride on one until he snappped it doing a six foot drop and no he isn't fat, he didn't land hard and he only just rimmed it i think. What you want to get is a echo rim they are the bee's knee's they are very strong and very light! And also i have snapped a ronnie, well they rim bent to an oval shapeYou are stupid then. The DX32's are awesum rims. Your mate is obviously an elephant if ACTUALLY SNAPPED IT. I find that seriously hard to believe. As for the Echo rims they turned out to be poop. Sorry to burst your bubble but, the shape of the rim meant that the force on the side walls was contained in the side walls instead of being channled down into the spokes. This meant that they dented really easily - oops! Why else would the some of our best riders stop using them so quickly after buying them (Stan Shaw, Adam Read, Tom Rigg etc.)So yeah, basically you are wrong, and Cap (who knows his shit by the way) is right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 The DX32 is THE best rim out. Maybe your mate is a fat f**k and his wheel wasn't built properly.Point proven i think, thanks, atleast some people on here actually know what there on about. Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bog Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 hurr.. on the rim front, does anyone have any ideas on what i can do with my flaky chrome big city sun?... my brake's just not workin.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benno Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 if the chrome's gone down to the copper underneath (i'm assuming that's what you mean by flaky) then the chrome's dead as a braking surface, you'll get some more life out of it by grinding it (as done by steve-a) and it won't affect the strength too badly if you only grind it once or twice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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