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rims that is,not necessarily me nor other KDX riders although i assume most are.
But anyway-
Due to where/how/? that i ride, my rims are continuously getting warped/dented.Other than a rubber hammer,can anyone suggest a more proper way of straightening them? I am not having issues w/loose spokes but the dented rims are starting to effect my bike's ride on flat/smooth surfaces which is about 2.5 miles worth each way,to the woods that i cut loose in. The front is ridiculous.
As always,I APPRECIATE the input from each and everyone of you guys.
thanks in advance.
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Warped and dented? :blink:
what tire pressure and type of terrain are you running? (just curious)
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Excel rims...
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I have had excellent results using a hydraulic press in removing all kinds of flat spots from rims. With a little trial and error (for the amount of pressure beyond what is needed for a straight line as the material "bounces back") and you can't even tell they were ever bent. Hammers have never worked for me. I built my own, but you can get cheap ones at harbor freight. A press is so handy for engine work, triple clamp stems etc.. well worth the cost IMO. Just use a bottle jack to suit the rating of the press frame. I use a piece of flat heavy steel plate to support the rim underneath and just come down on the other side with the jack point buffered with a piece of hardwood. Sometimes it takes a couple of tries to get it smooth. The front rim on my KX looked like it was made by Fred Flintstone with about 8 mondo flat spots on each side, but now it looks like new.

I've bent plenty of rims too, BTW - comes with riding hard where rocks live or following in the dust. :supz:
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fuzzy wrote:Excel rims...
Got 'em, and still get dents. :rolleyes: We sneak into my friends house and use his 2 ton press to push them back.
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I don't worry about 'em

can only feel a wobble above 60mph, and we don't ride like that but once or twice a year
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