How to fix a buckled rim
Posted on March 12, 2009
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Have you noticed a flat spot in your rim? Don’t despair in most cases the buckle can be fixed without having to replace it. Mount a felt tipped pen on your forks pointing a the center of the edge of the rim and spin the wheel a few times to mark a circle on the rim.
Grab your spoke wrench and loosen the spokes on the opposite side of the rim from where the line is further away from the center, where its buckled. Put tension on the part where the buckle is after loosening the opposite side.
Only adjust the spokes by no more than half one full turn at a time and alternate in sets of 2 or 3 spokes leaving 4 to 8 spokes in between. In other words make small adjustments and spread them around on opposite sides of the rim.
With some patience and few quiet drinks you’ll have a nice circular rim again. Just remember to keep your spokes tight to prevent it from happening again.
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