Small dents are not "normal". They may or may not affect performance. Mostly you get pulsating brakes, the risk of a tire blowoff and the chance the tire may be abraded by the brakes, depending on how bad the dent is. Also, you may have a structurally compromised wheel since the spoke tension at that one spot is likely to be incorrect. I once dinged my rear rim on my MTB on a rock. It was a significant dent, very obvious from 2 or 3 feet away. I rode it that way for 2 weeks with no ill effects other than an almost useless rear brake. I eventually rebuilt the wheel with a new rim. It's almost a case of what can you live with, really. Cheers, Scott.. -- Scott Anderson "SniperX" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > are small dents on the rims normal? will they affect performance ? > > > > -- > >--------------------------< > Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com