My wheel looks slightly less severe than 'this' (http://tinyurl.com/3t9qg) one. Is this a re-truing job or do I have to disassemble the wheel and straighten the rim first?
-- TheoELind - 5 year schwinn rider
Some things in life are bad/ They can really make you mad/ Other things just make you swear and curse/ When you're chewing on life's grisle/ don't grumble- give a whistle/ and this'll help things turn out for the best.../ and.../ Always look on the bright side of life/ (whistle)/ Always look on the bright side of life/ (whistle)
It is possible to bang a wheel bent that way back into shape enough to be rideable, but it will never be really straight, and it will never be as strong again. If you want to work on it, you should delace the rim from the hub, put it in a vise and bend and hammer it as close to round and straight as possible, then relace it and try to true.
But it's probably not worth it, unless you're out on the trail. I rode about 15 miles at Moab 2003 after tacoing my wheel, but that's just because it was ride it that way or go home.
*sniff* 'swhat I was afraid of. Do they still make schwinn s7 rims? I think I'll replace that rim and save up for a more sturdy unicycle that will take my 5' drops.
-- TheoELind - 5 year schwinn rider
Some things in life are bad/ They can really make you mad/ Other things just make you swear and curse/ When you're chewing on life's grisle/ don't grumble- give a whistle/ and this'll help things turn out for the best.../ and.../ Always look on the bright side of life/ (whistle)/ Always look on the bright side of life/ (whistle)
