Got visited by an old buddy from SanAnto. We were hanging out in the driveway getting a couple of bikes ready for a ride and he spotted an old aluminum rim I had given up on. It was out of round and twisted laterally. He grabbed a hammer out of my tool box and within minuets had it all straightened out by just twisting and banging on it on my picnic bench. I was so impressed. It looked perfect. Of course 40 years banging dents out of cars in his body shop probably had allot to do with it.

As to the OP: A hop is not acceptable. But as things get more and more expensive there are things we have to put up with until we can afford a fix, repair, or replacement. So when is a hop unacceptable? When you can feel it during your ride bad things are around the corner...