local wheel repair

[JoeP]

Anyone know of a good local place that can fix a bent alloy rim? The front rim of my 749 was damaged enough to have a slow leak.

[Slide Panda]

Story?

[JoeP]

Story?

Yeah, well... I took the wheel to get the tire replaced and when I got home I found it wasn't holding air. Upon closer inspection I noticed a dent in the rim. My old tire held air just fine. Those are the facts and I'm being selective about what I say until I talk to the local shop owner who replaced my tire about how this might have happened and what can be done.

[Slide Panda]

Gotcha. Well at least it wasn't a 'I was riding on Rt. XX when...'

I hope you get it resolved
- but you'd be shocked at what a rim will hold up to. I was the other week when my wife slid at low speed into a curb busting a good 5-6 inches out the lip of her wheel. Even with that damage, the damn thing held air for days until the shop got a new wheel. They, as was I, were shocked that it didn't go falt on impact, let alone keep pressure for 5 days after.

[JoeP]

Gotcha. Well at least it wasn't a 'I was riding on Rt. XX when...'

I hope you get it resolved
- but you'd be shocked at what a rim will hold up to. I was the other week when my wife slid at low speed into a curb busting a good 5-6 inches out the lip of her wheel. Even with that damage, the damn thing held air for days until the shop got a new wheel. They, as was I, were shocked that it didn't go falt on impact, let alone keep pressure for 5 days after.

Wow. I hope she was ok. Looks like my rim was not as tough since a small ding caused it to lose all its air in a few hours.

[Slide Panda]

Yeah just fine. Low speed, just bad angle

[ducati culture]

There is a rim rear shop on Route 1  not far from speeds shop. I have  used the first one.

On route 1 in (6363 Washington Boulevard) Elkridge, MD Ye Ole Wheel & Welding Shop Inc.

or

Wheels America. Web site is www.fixrim.com. Ship the wheel to them, they fix it for a flat fee and ship it back to you.

[JoeP]

Well, turns out the ding in the wheel was fixable with a rubber mallet, a wooden dowel, and some strategically applied force. I got the wheel balanced and it looks good as new. I pumped up the tire and found it still wasn't holding air, but this time it was a leaky valve stem that was doing it. Once that got fixed I went for a ride and that was that.

[The Mad King Pepe']

Well, turns out the ding in the wheel was fixable with a rubber mallet, a wooden dowel, and some strategically applied force.

My very best friend:

[zooom]

My very best friend:

my BFH1K rivals that at the very least if it doesn't surpass that....I also have a mean claw hammer that has an integrated bottle opener on it from these guys -> http://www.deadonstore.com/tools.htm ....I have also been considering getting a good non-rubber deadblow hammer though as my deadblow rubber mallets sometimes just aren't angry enough.

[JoeP]

Suddenly... everything looks like a nail. 

[boz]

Ye old wheel shop in Elkridge, MD.  I've had a couple of repairs done by them.  They do good work.

[ducrider45]

Ye old wheel shop in Elkridge, MD.  I've had a couple of repairs done by them.  They do good work.

I called then about my wheel last spring. the guy on the phone acted like he did not want to bother with a MC wheel. He was very rude. I still have the wheel and would love to get it fixed. I may call them again.