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Anyone else bending rims?
Dang, got home and found another big dent in my rear rim.
Shinko 705 120/90-17 with 28 lbs. Got two big ones now. Anyone using a different rear rim? If so what brand? Thanks
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Excel have rims for you but if you want chrome its not the correct size. EXCEL WM4 (2.50) x 17" ALUMINUM RIM
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Big dents
No rust, Colorado bike (dry climate). Is this common?
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No rust, Colorado bike (dry climate). Is this common?
All mine chrome rims for rear seems to get rust in that bend where water stays, front rims never get rust. You have the 3tb with chrome rims?
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All mine chrome rims for rear seems to get rust in that bend where water stays, front rims never get rust. You have the 3tb with chrome rims?
Yes, chrome.
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Yes, chrome.
Yes they are like 400dollars new, you can find used on ebay Germany, but hard to find without rust. Looks good before you get them close up, maybe best for you buying new Excel front and rear. Then you can chose color and easy to swap later if damage, price are about half of the original.
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Are the Excel rims any stronger? Thanks
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Are the Excel rims any stronger? Thanks
No i wouldnt say, its alu rims. You have steel rims original and they cant break, just bend.
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So a piece of wood and mallet to whack them back into round?
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Dang, got home and found another big dent in my rear rim.
Shinko 705 120/90-17 with 28 lbs. Got two big ones now. Anyone using a different rear rim? If so what brand? Thanks
Sounds a bit unlucky. Also, the Shinko 705 is a pretty soft tire, especially side wall. I've used them in Baja ... carefully and mostly On road.

Does your XT have steel rims? Since you guys are talking about rust ... I assume steel? Maybe you can find other Excel Alu rims that would fit your bike? Might save a few lbs.

The Alu Excels on my DR650 are pretty sturdy ... I've only dented the front a bit ... hitting embedded rock at about 70 MPH. OUCH! Hit so hard i'd thought I'd busted the frame in half! But just a very small dent in front rim. But I was running a Pirelli MT21 at about 20 PSI.

In Baja, off road, I run 18 psi front, about 22 PSI rear. 22 - 25 psi on road.
Works well at my mostly moderate pace.

With 28 PSI ... you must have really hit something hard?
That's very high pressure, no?
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Hit an embedded baby head at about 50. Saw it at the last second, jumped off my pegs to unload suspension. If steel is stronger I'll beat them into submission.
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Hit an embedded baby head at about 50. Saw it at the last second, jumped off my pegs to unload suspension. If steel is stronger I'll beat them into submission.
Yes you can fix the steel rim, if you undo all the spokes i quess you will get the shape back.
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There are wheel specialists who can straighten you rim without breaking it.
Steel or Alu .. although ALU can crack. You can do it yourself but it may end up wonky, out of alignment? A small dimple OK, but more, maybe let a pro fix it?

I'm just leaving my dent ... I don't feel it at all ... so works for me.
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Ive got a small bend in the rear rim, but its not too bad. Chrome wheels, says DID on it, dunno if stock or not. Front is perfect. And yes, both are rusty.
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I've bent my front, hit a pothole in Tajikistan about 3000miles ago. At low speed you feel it, but above 50mph it gets absorbed into normal XT vibration. I've about 4000 miles left, can I just beat it back to approximate shape or is it best to just leave it until I'm home?

It sometimes appears to be getting worse, bits its hard to judge!
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