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The 26incher · #1 03-17-2010, 03:55 PM

Old steel wheels and MB's don't really work too good. I didn't try to do this, I just hit the brakes a little too hard going around a corner. I guess my fat @$$ needs to go on a diet!

george_n_texas · #2 03-17-2010, 03:59 PM

Wow is that steel or aluminum? Are you ok? I thought steel was stronger than anything else.

The 26incher · #3 03-17-2010, 04:05 PM

Steel single wall rim circa 1970! I think my wife could bend one of these. I'm ok, thanks for asking just bent the crap out of the wheel...

Venice Motor Bikes · #4 03-17-2010, 04:19 PM

You need some old skool Z wheels!!! They always bounced back from a good thrashing!!

greasemonkey · #5 03-17-2010, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Venice Motor Bikes

You need some old skool Z wheels!!! They always bounced back from a good thrashing!!

Ya know i had an ex that worked kind of the same way.

exavid · #6 03-17-2010, 05:09 PM

I bought an old cheapo mountain bike a month or so ago that had a rear wheel that was wowed at least that badly, it wouldn't turn through the chainstays. I loosened up the spokes and bent the rim somewhat back to shape pressing it down over a 4X4 chunk laying on the ground. After much flexing and retruing the wheel by snugging up the spokes I got it trued up pretty well. Less than a 1/16" of an inch wobble or out of round. I could have worked that last bit out but since I was giving the bike to a kid who wasn't going to put a motor on it decided it was good enough. It did take me a couple hours fiddling with the thing, probably could have bought an old bike for the wheels but it was a bit of a challenge and I had to see if I could get it straightened out.

Bikeguy Joe · #7 03-17-2010, 05:14 PM

Yeah those type are pretty weak, but it could be fixed. It almost looks like the spokes were too tight by the way the holes look. I could be wrong though.

**Dave31** · #8 03-17-2010, 05:19 PM

I broke my tail bone when my wheel on the J-Dog did that too me.

greasemonkey · #9 03-17-2010, 05:32 PM

My rear rim has a little sway to it. I'm just holding off for a while. I'm gonna cut up the frame and 3 wheel it anyway.
My chain roller pulled in and broke 8 spokes once. It sucked

BUT THATS BIKING

chrisme · #10 03-17-2010, 07:21 PM

I just put on a straight wheel after rebuilding and greasing the wheel bearings.
It had 10 bent spokes, 4 completely missing, and 5 broken.... I'll have to take a pic tomorrow. Surprisingly it wasn't to badly bent up. Complete accident waiting to happen though!