Repair or buy New?
 

Hello all,

I have bent one of my Forgestar wheels.

Option One:
- Repair the barrel and face of wheel = about $200.
- Re-powdercoat = $100

Option Two:
- Buy a new wheel for $450

Repair and save $150

sell wheels buy a brand that doesn't bend when you hit a speed bump.

all I've seen is bad stuff about forgestars.

repair.... im sure you can find a cheaper option no? We have a shop here that does FULL reconditioning for 150

MAYBE full recondition would be $200, but i have a 2-stage powdercoat which none of the wheel refinishers want to touch. :shakes head:

So... i'm left looking for any powdercoater that can handle a 2-stage, and haven't seen one in Chicagoland yet.

Id buy a new one or get something different all together.. What did you hit?

Pothole... Chicago infrastructure :shakes head:



I'd like to avoid the 4-new-wheels route. As i'm saving for go-fast parts :tup:

Just, new!

buy new

imo i'd buy new... in fact porbably a pair... would be weird because 1 new and 1 old rim may wear differently or differences and such.

yea after reading the new info...id just buy a new one

File a claim with the city and have them cover a new replacement for you.

New
 

I'm a NEW kinda guy. I'd always be looking for flaws on a repaired wheel.
It would kill me if it wasn't perfect.

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The question is, how bad did you beat it up? That will determine if the wheel can be fixed or scrapped. You never told us the condition.

a 1cm scratch is enough for me to buy a new wheel. its completely ruined, worthless.