Removing a vertical 'dip' from Spin composite wheels?...

[Arran]

I've recently come into posession of a pair of Spin composite MTB wheels which are prety badly out of round ('dips' between the 'spokes') & I was wondering if anyone has had a go at rectifying this issue??? I did a search & came up with this thread that just deals with dodgey Spin bearings.

I have 2 ideas at present:

1) Put a car jack in between the hub & 'recessed' area in between spokes & force outward to try to push the dip out

2) Remove the rivots from the inside of the rim, remove it, beat it 'round' again & re-rivot into place

Both plans obviously present the risk of buggering the wheel(s) & rendering them useless, even for display purposes. Comments?

 

[scant]

Comments?

they're broken.

 

[cce]

Comments?

they're broken.

what he said, i wouldnt even consider riding them.

 

[Tc]

Spin

I can't see any fix!
But If you go down the route of not using them I'd be seriously interested in them!

TC

 

[retrokona]

pop them in a walk in freezer.

 

[Tc]

Myth

Isn't that a myth the same as putting z-rims in the freezer?

TC

 

[99sf]

The jack method works, but its a temp fix. They wont stay true for long once ridden.

 

[retrokona]

The jack method works, but its a temp fix. They wont stay true for long once ridden.

Ok, then move somewhere colder!

 

[andrewl]

How out of round is badly out of round??

I believe the jack method works quite well if you are really careful.

If you can seperate the rim from the wheel rather than bash out the old one finding a replacement rim mab be a better option, but I'd expect getting it apart and back together again to be pretty difficult. I'll have to look at a set closely to see if this is a realistic proposition.