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wheels by LilFlightTest (4.00 / 1) #8 Mon Jul 10, 2006 at 06:55:50 PM EST

if the bike nick was given has slightly bent wheels and crappy tires, will it be cheaper to replace that, or the whole bike?
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Tough to say by ad hoc (2.00 / 0) #11 Mon Jul 10, 2006 at 07:18:33 PM EST

You can get cheap wheels for about 75 each, I think. Maybe a little less. You'd have to replace tires anyway, so they don't enter into the equation. This and this are about $150 for the pair.and they're both servicable.

The real question is why are the rims bent? If the bike was in a accident bad enough to bend the rims, the frame and/or deralleur hanger might also be bent which will either be expensive or futile to fix.
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we're not sure by LilFlightTest (4.00 / 1) #12 Mon Jul 10, 2006 at 08:21:50 PM EST

would sitting in a garage for years be enough to cause warpage?
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No by ad hoc (2.00 / 0) #13 Mon Jul 10, 2006 at 08:28:01 PM EST

not unless it was hit by a car or a lawnmower or something. Rusted, yes; warped rims, no.

Well... let me qualify that. When you say "warped" exactly what do you mean? Are they actually bent? Or are they just out of true?

Is it so bad that the wheel doesn't go around? Or does it just look like it's wobbly but they still go around?

Your best bet is to take it to a shop and ask them if the rims can be trued. If that's all it is, it should cost around $20 per wheel. If they're really bent, they'll need to be replaced.

If they just sort of wobble, or if the spokes are loose or rusted, chases are all it needs it to be trued.
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just wobbly, i think by LilFlightTest (4.00 / 1) #14 Mon Jul 10, 2006 at 10:44:53 PM EST

they rub on the brakes as they go around, in certain points.
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: Oh, that's okay then. by ad hoc (2.00 / 0) #15 Mon Jul 10, 2006 at 11:43:56 PM EST

Just take it to a shop and ask them to true the wheels. $20 each, max.
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