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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: bmxboy70 on October 17, 2009, 08:13 PM

Title: How bad can a rim be before you can't straight it?
Post by: bmxboy70 on October 17, 2009, 08:13 PM: Ok I bought 2 rims from eviel bay for £3.20! One is straight the other is not! What do you think will it pull back with build or do I do something else to it first?
Thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: How bad can a rim be before you can't straight it?
Post by: bmxboy70 on October 17, 2009, 08:24 PM: (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv276/parkerfamily66/P1010006.jpg)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv276/parkerfamily66/P1010005.jpg)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv276/parkerfamily66/P1010004-1.jpg) :)
Title: Re: How bad can a rim be before you can't straight it?
Post by: bmxboy70 on October 17, 2009, 08:27 PM: Nice Hammer!
Title: Re: How bad can a rim be before you can't straight it?
Post by: bmxboy70 on October 17, 2009, 08:29 PM: Maybe if I land hard?( which is pretty likely!) It will improve?
Title: Re: How bad can a rim be before you can't straight it?
Post by: Bettyswallocks on October 17, 2009, 08:36 PM: You need to dust that table... :D
Title: Re: How bad can a rim be before you can't straight it?
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on October 17, 2009, 08:39 PM: :) I had an alloy rim like that a while back was NOS,but had been bent in storage).I stuck it on the patio and stuck 3 big flat paving stones on top.When I had the wheel built up,it came out fine.
Title: Re: How bad can a rim be before you can't straight it?
Post by: bmxboy70 on October 17, 2009, 08:42 PM: Quote from: Betty on October 17, 2009, 08:36 PM
You need to dust that table... :D
Don't F..king Rayburn problems all day!!! Just don't go there!!!!!!!!!!! :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: How bad can a rim be before you can't straight it?
Post by: bmxboy70 on October 17, 2009, 08:46 PM: So......they will take a fair bit of weight then?
Title: Re: How bad can a rim be before you can't straight it?
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on October 17, 2009, 10:13 PM: Quote from: bmxboy70 on October 17, 2009, 08:46 PM
So......they will take a fair bit of weight then?

Yep,but be careful you don`t overdo it or the rim will die! I added 1 slab at a time and left them for a few days...
Title: Re: How bad can a rim be before you can't straight it?
Post by: MartyC on October 18, 2009, 12:36 PM: The best way to see if it's totally fooked is to hold the rim against your stomach with your elbows and forearms on the rim and with both hands holding the rim oppsite your stomache pull it upwards, if it's fooked it will "spring" back :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: How bad can a rim be before you can't straight it?
Post by: bmxboy70 on October 18, 2009, 08:57 PM: you've lost me on that one!lol