Old 04-30-16 | 03:31 AM
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RoadGuy
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Bikes: 89 Schwinn 754, 90 Trek 1100, 93 Trek 2300, 94 Trek 1400 (under construction), 94 Trek 930, 97 Trek 1400

Since you notice that the wheel is out of true, and there is spoke damage, have you tried loosening all of the spokes to see if the rim is really bent, or if the out of true condition is due to the damaged spokes? Damaged or broken spokes can be the cause of a rim being out of true. Relaxing/loosening all of the spokes will allow the rim to revert to it's true condition.

If you loosen all of the spokes and the rim flattens out, you can probably save it by replacing the damaged spokes, retensioning the spokes, and then truing the wheel.

If you loosen all of the spokes and the rim is bent beyond salvage, then I noticed that Velomine is also selling a set of Alex Rims with R400 rims and Shimano 105 wheel hubs (8,9,10 cassette rear freehub) for $119 (this could be what oddjob2 is referring to). The wheel set show out of stock, but you could call them to see if they are expecting any more at the sale price (regular price is $140).
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