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Dented rim
In category Tech issues
Written by jojo

Two questions for the wheel experts out there, as I'm rebuilding my old
MTB and noticed a couple of small problems with the wheels.

1) Is it possible to knock a very small dent (less than 1mm) out of an alloy rim, or should I just ignore it? Picture at
http://www.peeble.com/dent.jpg (the rim weld is on the extreme right; the dent is above the spoke hole).

2) Does this sort of chain damage to

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Magura's tips on wheel building
In category Tech issues
Written by InStyle76

This is in Magura's disc brake manual:

"Use spokes with a diameter of 2mm/1,8mm which you cross three times.
[snip]
Head-inside-spokes (arc-outside-spokes) have to be pulled, i.e. these spokes point forward on the front wheel; on the back wheel these spokes point forward on the rotor side and backwards on the drive side."

Is there any merit to this recommendation? The method described in TBW re

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