hi to you all

recently i found that there is a dent(bend) of about 1.5inch on the rear wheel because of which the air is leaking, after scrutinizing everything i am left with three ways

1. To put tube in the tubeless tyre - (No)
2. To get it replaced - (can go for this)
3. To fix it up with a engineer very famous in delhi i.e. AJIT SINGH & SONS, had words with some alloy guys in delhi and they recommended his name, being the only professional guy. now friends i need your suggestion about the same issue. i am preferring the repair being it a minor. Replacement is my second and last option.

thanks in advance

its anyday more safer to opt for replacement

Cracked alloy wheel

Guys i learnt it hard way after a crack on the Alloy wheel.

I ride RTR180 and because of riding her on type of terrains and this results in a slight bent in rear wheel(crashing in pot holes in high speed).

Checked here and there a found that the slight bent in alloys wheel can be fixed, but senior members here as well as SVC people cautioned me not to go for this, instead get a new one.

But to save some cash, i went ahead and checked in Karol Bagh and found a shop for this. And the f**k*r used hammer to fix the bent.

After a lot of hammering one of the spoke cracked in two pieces and came out. The shithead than welded it, painted and said there wont be any probelm with the cracked alloy wheel and he have fixed everything

And the top of the broken alloy wheel he also was not able to put the tubeless tyre back on it and put a tube to fix it temporarily.

There is now more bent in the rear wheel after all this bent removal process.

All in all only a though came in mind "I am F****d".
Now i am riding a bike with cracked(welded) rear alloy wheel. Although m looking for a change soon

Total monitory damage for all this
450(labour charge+tube+welding)+ 3700(will be for a new alloy wheel)+ 1900(will be for new tyre)+ 5 hours of torture while waiting there.

So guys i am requesting you all, learn my mistake and dont go for an alloy wheel repair better get it changed.

"an example is when you hit a pothole at a good speed and your wheel breaks into small pieces, what will happen is that you will be thrown off and land on the road causing severe injuries. at the same time if the wheel gets bend there is atleast a possibility of steering the bike out of danger[FONT=verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif]"[/FONT]

I am sure the kind of pothole & good speed you are talking about, even the best of spoke wheels cant take it and more over what are the possibilities that a guy will be able to steer with a bent wheel (that too in panic situation)

Alloys and spokes have their own advantages, we cannot clearly identify which is better of the two, by just mere assumptions/ liking.

Re: Safety of Alloy Wheels

My alloy wheel has got bent about half a inch, tyre pressure is ok since a week. it has not reduced even 1 psi. so it is ok and I did not have any wobbles at highway cruising speeds. I need to repair the bent. can somebody help me get hold of the people who repair a bent alloy in mumbai.

Cheers,
Sanjay