Originally Posted by callig

Years ago probably around 1986-87 Bicycling Magazine had an article on taco'd wheels and what I remember is that shortly after reading this article I was helping lead a group of high school guys on a bike trip a kid rode into another near the end of the day with the result that one kid had taco'd his rear wheel. Because I read the article I knew what to do. I removed the wheel from the bike gave it a good whack against the road and voila it straightened out. It needed truing which I did with the wheel back on the bike I remember telling the kid the wheel was toast but should be alright for the rest of the trip but when he got back home he should have the wheel rebuilt. I think for some reason the article did not think a taco'd wheel would last without a rebuild and possibly a new rim.