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DT Swiss 1500 Spline wheelset. Took a proper whang coming down Ullock pike yesterday and flattened. Couldn't get the wheel sealed whilst riding so stuck a tube in to get home. Always sealed fine with maxxis tr tyres.
Got back, found two dings in the rim - not huge, probably only a 1-2mm deviation and no cracking.
Bent back into place with adjustable pliers until no ding noticable - looks great. When I stick a tyre on air still slowly comes out of the dinged location. Stick a load of sealant in - it seals for a few mins, but as soon as I put more than 25psi in it the sealant fails and it starts to piss air again.
Tyre is fine - tried another one, same thing happens.
Rim ****ed? I mean it's insured so I'd get a new wheelset, but I'm happy to ride if I can get it going again.
In other news, ghetto backer rod huck norris 0 - lakes 1.
Could be as simple as that, it’s an odd one though. The first set of wheels I used tubeless didn’t have a straight edge on them and still sealed no problem
Not caught the rim tape have you?
Not caught the rim tape have you?
Thought that but it's a sealed rim bed. Also - it's coming out of what seems like a gap between the rim edge and the tyre - not from a spoke hole or anything.
My Easton's are like this. Bit of extra tape around the dent, and too a hot of co2 to pop the bead, then a fair few ride/leave/reinflate cycles, and it finally sealed permanently 🙂
Maybe a small piece of mastic tape along the damage.
I mean it’s insured so I’d get a new wheelset,
I'f you've paid for specialist bike insurance including this kind of damage then use it, sounds like rim won't be the same again.