Bent wheels
05-27-07, 02:05 AM
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Bent wheels
Is there anyway to stop this from happening or are there any wheels that are extremely hard or impossible to bend. I heard about some that if you bend them you can just stick them in the freezer and they will unbend themselves, but dont know how true this is and dont know the name of them.
05-27-07, 05:58 AM
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true them. on second thoughts take them to your bike shop to get trued.
and if all else fails and you are still bending rims and weight is not an issue go buy some stupid triple walled alex huck rims. and if weight is and issue buy ody 7KA's. They are pretty tough rims. and it is not your wheel that is bent it is your rim.
and if all else fails and you are still bending rims and weight is not an issue go buy some stupid triple walled alex huck rims. and if weight is and issue buy ody 7KA's. They are pretty tough rims. and it is not your wheel that is bent it is your rim.
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Originally Posted by callumrides
true them. on second thoughts take them to your bike shop to get trued.
and if all else fails and you are still bending rims and weight is not an issue go buy some stupid triple walled alex huck rims. and if weight is and issue buy ody 7KA's. They are pretty tough rims. and it is not your wheel that is bent it is your rim.
and if all else fails and you are still bending rims and weight is not an issue go buy some stupid triple walled alex huck rims. and if weight is and issue buy ody 7KA's. They are pretty tough rims. and it is not your wheel that is bent it is your rim.
Most stock wheels on bikes are pretty weak and shoddy. If you keep having trouble, invest in an Odyssey wheelset, they are cheap and pretty strong.
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Get good spokes and a decent rim and you won't bend it.
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Originally Posted by FitRider 921
Get good spokes and a decent rim and you won't bend it.
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The spoke tension is implied in the having good spokes part.
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The freezer part is a myth with old mags.
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Originally Posted by wethepeople
The freezer part is a myth with old mags.
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Wasn't just any mags. It was with the old GT 3 spoke ones.
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05-28-07, 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by eightdip
Alex Supra E Rims are Indestructable aswell as Sun big city's
Odyssey and Sun rims for the win! I hear those Araya Super 7X's were really good as well, my buddy has a set on his old Robinson race bike.
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Originally Posted by wethepeople
The freezer part is a myth with old mags.
Originally Posted by wds178
No, it was the classic Skyway Tuff wheel mags. And ACS Z-Rims.
And no, freezing them does nothing.
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And no, freezing them does nothing.
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Originally Posted by KinetikBiker
My friend has nearly tacoed his Supra E. It's not that great. He has a Rhynolite in the front and it's solid though.
Odyssey and Sun rims for the win! I hear those Araya Super 7X's were really good as well, my buddy has a set on his old Robinson race bike.
Odyssey and Sun rims for the win! I hear those Araya Super 7X's were really good as well, my buddy has a set on his old Robinson race bike.
As for the sun rims, i have the city lites and i had them trued once and they are pretty straight.
05-29-07, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by live4muzic
I have a Robinson. It is a great bike for freestyle also, just not too strong.
As for the sun rims, i have the city lites and i had them trued once and they are pretty straight.
As for the sun rims, i have the city lites and i had them trued once and they are pretty straight.
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Originally Posted by FitRider 921
The spoke tension is implied in the having good spokes part.
i responded to the 'good spokes' part because i know people that tried to build their own wheels and failed...and then blamed the components they bought...THAT'S why I commented...it's not always good enough to purchase quality parts, you have to know how to use them!
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That's quite alright and quite true.
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