Using a UST wheel after a dent has been repaired I found a dent on my rear wheel on the weekend, a UST rim which I had been running a UST tyre on. This was allowing the tyre to burp (not running sealant) so I had to repair or replace. It was the first dent on this wheel and only relatively small (size of nail on small finger)

Using the technique of holding a flat piece of metal aginst the rim and carefully working along with a adjustable spanner I managed to get the rim straight without any further damage and could not see any cracks. The bead seems to have maintained it's shape.

I refitted the tyre (finally perfected the technique of seating a UST tyre with a floor pump) and it held pressure overnight although I've yet to ride on it.

Are there any possible issues that I should be wary before riding this wheel?
Should I be confident that there is unlikely to be a catastrophic failue?

I'm not concerned about burping, I can manage that just worried of a rim breaking at speed downhill.
Are there any possible issues that I should be wary before riding this wheel?


No. Just go ride. Always have a spare tube with you.


  Should I be confident that there is unlikely to be a catastrophic failue?


The only catastrophic failure I see is if you hit the rim (e.g pinch flat very hard) again on the exact same spot. Then there is a high possibility that the aluminium will crack.

Don't worry too much. If you've pulled the rim dent back at 95% of the correct position then you have nothing to fear of. My rear wheel on my old bike had 9 (nine) of those straightened dents and I was using the ghetto tubeless method. No problems whatsoever. Here is a similar dent on my new bike just before fixing it: http://i.imgur.com/oMGab6L.jpg