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rims that is,not necessarily me nor other KDX riders although i assume most are.
But anyway-
Due to where/how/? that i ride, my rims are continuously getting warped/dented.Other than a rubber hammer,can anyone suggest a more proper way of straightening them? I am not having issues w/loose spokes but the dented rims are starting to effect my bike's ride on flat/smooth surfaces which is about 2.5 miles worth each way,to the woods that i cut loose in. The front is ridiculous.
As always,I APPRECIATE the input from each and everyone of you guys.
thanks in advance.
treelimb

Warped and dented?
what tire pressure and type of terrain are you running? (just curious)

Excel rims...

I have had excellent results using a hydraulic press in removing all kinds of flat spots from rims. With a little trial and error (for the amount of pressure beyond what is needed for a straight line as the material "bounces back") and you can't even tell they were ever bent. Hammers have never worked for me. I built my own, but you can get cheap ones at harbor freight. A press is so handy for engine work, triple clamp stems etc.. well worth the cost IMO. Just use a bottle jack to suit the rating of the press frame. I use a piece of flat heavy steel plate to support the rim underneath and just come down on the other side with the jack point buffered with a piece of hardwood. Sometimes it takes a couple of tries to get it smooth. The front rim on my KX looked like it was made by Fred Flintstone with about 8 mondo flat spots on each side, but now it looks like new.

I've bent plenty of rims too, BTW - comes with riding hard where rocks live or following in the dust.

fuzzy wrote:Excel rims...

Got 'em, and still get dents. We sneak into my friends house and use his 2 ton press to push them back.

I don't worry about 'em

can only feel a wobble above 60mph, and we don't ride like that but once or twice a year