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Old 02-14-08 | 03:28 PM
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So I rode my Bike to the mail box and went of a curb, and now my rear rim is bent... Now I have to get the dang thing trued I guess!

now for the purpose of this thread:
Should a rim really get out of true from a just a curb?
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Old 02-14-08 | 03:49 PM
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I go of a sorta ramped of a curb all the time, with no ill results.
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Old 02-14-08 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Cheeto
ARGH!
So I rode my Bike to the mail box and went off a sorta ramped off a curb and now my rear rim is bent... Now I have to get the dang thing trued I guess!

now for the purpose of this thread:
Should a rim really get out of true from a just a curb?
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This sucks.... Have no clue how to tell my mother this, she does't quite understand this stuff...
LOL...what is she a ****** or something....LOL...

your wheel was round and straight. now it is not. LOL
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Old 02-14-08 | 03:57 PM
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How long have you had the bike? Did you not get a free tuneup? Take the bike back to the shop you bought it from. They may just true it for free. If not start ranting and going nuts, that should help.
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Old 02-14-08 | 04:08 PM
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Tell your LBS it's because you were running @ 65 psi.
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Old 02-14-08 | 04:22 PM
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How bent is it? Side to side, or up and down? Doesn't sound normal...at all.
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Old 02-14-08 | 05:45 PM
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Side to Side..
Its bent enough to run against the brakes and not roll smoothly.

PS> I lowered my PSI so IDK if that could be a problem, its at about 50-55 now I think
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Old 02-14-08 | 07:04 PM
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Old 02-14-08 | 07:08 PM
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Mountain bikes are not made to handle mailboxes and curbs. What were you thinking?
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Old 02-14-08 | 07:08 PM
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They might be able to true it.
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Old 02-14-08 | 07:18 PM
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Even at 65 psi, it shouldn't bent that easily...unless you weigh a lot more than you looked in the pictures...or it was a huge curb. The wheel must've been tensioned weirdly. Or did you check for a broken spoke...?
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Old 02-14-08 | 07:18 PM
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LOL...what is she a ****** or something....LOL...

your wheel was round and straight. now it is not. LOL
No, she thinks I'm beating the bike.
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Old 02-14-08 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by kramnnim
Even at 65 pounds, it shouldn't bent that easily...unless you weigh a lot more than you looked in the pictures...or it was a huge curb. The wheel must've been tensioned weirdly. Or did you check for a broken spoke...?

It was your normal 4-6 inch curb, Im only 165, and no broken spokes.
Thats why I'm wondering if my rim was faulty or not. I've never had a rim bend from a Curb.

My BMX rims were 5 years old, and I never had to get them trued.

Edit- I take that statement back, I replaced the rear one, The front one was original.
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Old 02-14-08 | 07:21 PM
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No, she thinks I'm beating the bike.
Beating the bike?
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Old 02-14-08 | 07:23 PM
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Abusing it.
Shes like its not meant to go over curbs..
I'm like... noo... but roots, rocks and ditches etc on a trail is any better...
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Old 02-14-08 | 07:37 PM
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Sounds like either you had bad tensioning in your spokes, or a defective wheel. Either way, just tell your LBS what happened and they should replace it.
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Old 02-14-08 | 07:37 PM
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Old 02-14-08 | 07:47 PM
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Beating the bike?
That's the first time I've heard it being called a bike.
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Old 02-14-08 | 07:49 PM
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That's the first time I've heard it being called a bike.
"I was beating my bike and now it is out of true."

Whole new meaning. Nice.
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Old 02-14-08 | 07:50 PM
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Oh wow.... just wow people.
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Old 02-14-08 | 08:14 PM
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That's the first time I've heard it being called a bike.





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Old 02-14-08 | 09:04 PM
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I have worse luck.

I buy a 665 dollar fox rlc 08 and it leaks air.

Then my juicy 5 starts leaking fluid all over the pads.

And your rim is bent?

ha.
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Old 02-14-08 | 09:07 PM
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My Juicy Carbon's used to leak.
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Old 02-14-08 | 10:02 PM
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MY Demo 9 is broken, along with my 888rc2.

Also, BMX rims have more spokes in a smaller rim, making them damn tough.
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Old 02-14-08 | 10:34 PM
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Sounds like either you had bad tensioning in your spokes, or a defective wheel. Either way, just tell your LBS what happened and they should replace it.
Yeah, sure.

Rider error, nothing more. The LBS has absolutely no obligation to replace his wheel.
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