kidstunta

seems like my rims bend pretty fast on my mtb. Im sure its cuz I ride the rear where ever I go. I mean, like, the friggen rim needs to be straightened every month. You guys have this problem? Im not sure what to do, except for get it straightened all the time. Luckily this only costs me about 6 bucks at the shop.

wheeliekid

you wanna save 6 bucks a month? do it yourself

kidstunta

I knew someone was gunna say that.

What do I need? Is it difficult?

Also what about adjusting the gears? My gears always seem to get out of adjustment too.

TwiTchDME

Buy a spoke wrench. It's suuuuuuuuper easy.

Wheelie Boy

my rims have never bent buy like the tire gets unaligned all the time, its friggin annoying, like part of the tires come out of the rim just enough to throw off any endos and ****

Sk8FaN91

get a better rim

TwiTchDME

what psi are you running in your tires wheelie boy? If my tires don't have at least 100 - 110psi, then I won't ride flatland. I hate the mushiness *sp?* of them when they are lower than that.

Wheelie Boy

wow, eather i need to add more air, or my psi guage is messed up cause i go up to 75-78 and its as hard as a rock

kidstunta

ya, I usually run 80 or above cuz Im kinda heavy

at over 200 lbs doing stoppies and neverending wheelies, you gotta have some strong support from your tires.

MtnBike

damn yo, i gotta mtn bike and im runnin on 20-25psi for wheelies and ****

wheeliekid

Damn i only got 45 psi in mine and its a pretty hard ride

MtnBike

that could be true but mtn bikes run on waaaaaay less pressure than bmx bikes.like a reg psi for a bmx is 100 and a reg for mtn bike is like 40 but thats way too hard for me, i run on a comfortable 26psi

miker_dh

One of the best rims are SUnRims Mag30's there about $100cdn a loop +hub and rubber lookin at like $240cdn.
But a cheaper rim that will take alot would be a sunrim ditch witch or singletrack or Doubletrack just my

kidstunta

Im goin crazy. They are bent so bad I cant ride a wheelie hardly at all. Always turns to one side.

Pressure doesnt seem to affect my wheelie stability. Just trying to save my rims if its even possible. The trick that really destroys my rim is when you pop the bike up, and bunnyhop a few times on just the back tire. That **** feels like its destroying your bike.

WHEELIEALEX

nah my rims neva ever bend.
but my gears always get ****ed up.like wen i stand up on the bike and start peddaling to go fast for like a endo or sumthin.or just go fast.it like ****in cracks or something.
does any one noe what to do.