Can a buckled rim be straightened ?

Do you have a pic of it by any chance?? 😕

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Here is a pic of my Uni....
[image:
http://amaonetya.wikidot.com/local--files/start/JohnnyReggaeUni.jpg]

I recently bought a Qu-Ax Cross saddle as my original was getting
unbearable to ride with... just too damn sore...

Here is a short video of the 'Buckled Rim' (http://tinyurl.com/yqokag)

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Your wheel is out of true. You need to true it by tightening and
loosening certain spokes with a spoke wrench.

'Here's a tu' (http://www.sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html)torial that
explains how. It's for wheel building from scratch, so either read it
all for better understanding or skip straight to the truing part.

Have good fun luck.

Oooh, and this reminds me of that municycle.com postcard: Time to get a
new one. Has anybody got a picture of it?

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Thanks Ivan..... I don't have a spoke wrench, but am hoping to make it
to a cycle shop around the corner from my house later today to try get
one... Just wasn't sure how to go about doing it.... so thanks for the
pointer to the tutorial !! :-)

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I would sujest you get the guys at the LBS fix this one for you as a
buckled rim may not be the best place to start learning how to true a
wheel. If you do decide to true the wheel yourself I would sugest
removing the cranks so you can properly stress relieve the wheel evenly
when you are done.

good luck whatever you do.

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lol
that rim is not buckled... just a little out of true. If you can, let
the guys at the LBS fix it and watch. otherwise, is it even noticable
when riding? that is a very slight bend.

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spoke wrench? ive been using plyers or even wire cutters😄

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skrobo said:

lol
that rim is not buckled... just a little out of true. If you can, let
the guys at the LBS fix it and watch. otherwise, is it even noticable
when riding? that is a very slight bend.

Not that noticeable when riding. Went out for a 6km ride yesterday
(road ride). Didn't feel any wobble, but did feel that I wasn't sitting
properly, and was tending to go towards the right..... maybe unrelated
to the bend.

Tried to get to the LBS yesterday, but as I walked in they were closing
so they couldn't fix it for me. Going to another cycle shop today to
get a spoke wrench (don't have my Uni with me today), and will give it
a go myself just to see if I can do it. Failing that will take it to my
local LBS on the weekend and get them to sort it out.

The spokes do need tightening, as I can feel that some are loose, or
rather looser that others. Never really had to deal with spoke issues
before, so treading in new grounds here, but more than willing to learn
and give it a go.

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I managed to get to a cycle shop this afternoon and bought myself a
spoke wrench/spanner, cost 110 South African Rant. A 'Tripple Spoke
Wrench' (http://tinyurl.com/2juw3b)

Followed the guidelines in the wheel building tutorial from the link
that Ivan posted, and have managed to straighten/true my wheel.... well
probably close enough.

I'll probably need to take my Uni for a ride now, and check it again
afterwards to see that it stays true.

Thanks for the help and pointers !! much appreciated :-)

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It's also important to stress relieve and tension it properly, otherwise
it won't last long. And tensioning gives you the maximum strength.

It explains how to tension your wheel in the tutorial. Glad it helped
you already. Sheldon Brown = bicycle god.

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