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Looks like I hit something pretty sharp on the trail. Cut the tire and bumped the wheel in a bit. Tire is still on well and the tube never popped. I've read other post on here to just leave the rim alone; don't try-an' bash it straight.

What do you think?

(Never-u-mind about the dry chain and beer cans!)

If you were or are planning run a tubeliss system then I would propose you take the rim to the specialists that would be able to fix it in such a way that nobody will ever know that it was damaged. If not and you are using heavy duty tubes with slime then leave it as is.

Using a block of wood and a hammer, work that dent slowly and you'll be fine.

Happy 4000th post skippro!

skipro3 wrote:Using a block of wood and a hammer, work that dent slowly and you'll be fine.

That'll take care of a lot of it. No 'looks like new' going to happen with a sledge and banging on it..but it can look better.

I wouldn't worry about it. I don't...and my rim has at least a few dings that big. Some I've pounded on, some I haven't.

Mr. Ski: Please do expand on the 'wood-n-hammer' approach?

BTW...what's with the no chain maintenance...and all those beer cans!!!

i had one of those dents on my front wheel. i loosened the spokes in the area of the dent first,and then whacked it with a brass hammer.not perfect,but a lot better than it was.used wheel /mag polish to buff the brass marks off.j$

I've used a 2x2 shaped a bit like the rim, then tapped on it with a hammer. It doesn't take a hard or heavy hand though, so be easy and work that dent out. I didn't loosen the spokes when I did mine. I figured that they were correct length before the dent, then they would be pretty good at keeping me from making a mistake with my tapping.

For some reason I had the idea you used the wood UNDER the rim edge..as a backing.

What's a 'hammer'? 16oz one-each? 22oz framer?

I've used a 2 1/2# sledge. No wailing on it, just using the mass of the sledge, not speed and force with a lighter tool. It worked purty good.

And..yeah...I didn't loosen my spokes, either. Figured the same thing..didn't want the drop center of the rim to change, although I suppose pounding on the rim might tend to make the spokes 'long' anyway.

Never seen a 2 1/2# brass sledge, although that would prolly work good!

I left the inflated tire on for the backing.

BTW Sears has that 2.5lb brass hammer for ya!

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1260 ... 921x00003b