Given the additional info, I'll agree with Tim and Angus. I've ridden rims like this commuting for years. Functionally, there doesn't seem to be a reason to change the rim and there's probably no reason to deal with radially truing it, especially since you ride in NYC where I know you'll inevitably hit something again. Keep it as true as possible laterally and wait 'til the rim is toast, either through wear or another big hit.
I'm a cautious cat when giving advice sight unseen - and I had a rim fail this summer on tour. Because I didn't take the time to inspect it more thoroughly when I first detected a problem, the rim suddenly became unusable a long ways from a bike shop. If I had taken the time to remove the tire and rim tape, I would have seen a crack developing in the interior of the rim that eventually led to the rim failure. By the way, I'm using "failure" in the materials sense. This was not a catastrophic failure. I was able to slowly ride the bike to a shop, but without the benefit of my rear brake. Dave On Oct 9, 5:48 am, JGS <jonat...@jonfipro.com> wrote: > There is a slight up and down movement in the rim, but not so much > that it ever interferes with braking. There is a ding in the rim at > one point which is where the hop occurs. The rim is fairly true side > to side, but maybe not perfect. I don't see any cracking, but I > haven't removed the rim tape. I feel like there is some intermittent > grabbing when I brake hard but other than that, I don't feel the hop > when I'm riding. I'm pretty light, like under 150, though I'm usually > carrying 15 lbs of stuff with me, so I'm well well under the Atlantis' > carrying abilities. I ride the bike mostly as a commuter in NYC so > other that the wheel totally collapsing on me and causing me to slide > under a truck, I'm not that worried about a failure. I won't be in > the middle of a middle of a mountain pass on a tour. Also, I get > pretty extreme hits to my bike all the time. I think NYC riding is > one of the harshest on a bike. There are a constantly serious > obstacles that sometimes can't be avoided. Sooner or later you are > bound to see that metal grating too late and hit its 4 inch lip at > full speed or barely hop your front wheel over some caved in asphalt > and take a major hit on your back wheel. That means though i take > extremely good care of it, I really can't be precious about the bike. > Thanks for the advice! > > On Oct 8, 10:15 pm, Dave Craig <dcr...@prescott.edu> wrote: > > > > > Hmm . . . one of those things that's really easier to diagnose in > > person . . . > > > How 'bout a little more info? Is there an up and down movement at the > > rim, or is it just the tire? How much movement are we talking about? > > Can you feel it when you ride? Is the rim true side to side? Check out > > the areas around the spoke holes. Are there any cracks? Take the tire > > off and remove the rim strip. Is there any obvious cracking inside? > > > Ordinarily, serious damage to a rim is caused by a solid hit - usually > > not "I got a ding in the rear wheel somehow" kind of stuff. Did you > > hit something hard? I have seen rims fail due to worn sidewalls and > > even defects - with these the braking often gets funky as a first > > sign. Do you get any intermittent regular grabbing when you apply the > > brakes? > > > In addition to the above info, I'd need to know a little more about > > you and how you ride before I could give you any advice. Are you > > heavy? Is this a touring bike headed for Mongolia or do you just ride > > around town?, etc. > > > Standing by . . . > > > DC > > > On Oct 8, 6:34 pm, JGS <jonat...@jonfipro.com> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > My Atlantis got a ding in the rear wheel somehow. When I turn the > > > bike upside down and look at the wheel spinning there is a slight up > > > and down movement. I took it to a local mechanic and they said that > > > it couldn't be trued out and were sort of noncommittal about whether > > > the wheel needs to be replaced. The brakes don't rub the tire or > > > anything, but the hop is visible. > > > > I'd love to hear the opinions of some of the experience mechanics on > > > the list. Do you think I need to replace the wheel? What affect will > > > this have over time? > > > > Thanks for the advice! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
