Pothole grief

[M400DPC]

After an encounter with a pothole I fear I've slightly distorted one of the wheels. Does anyone know of a wheel refurbisher in the Bucks Berks area that could possibly repair it? Can this type of damage be repaired or is it a new wheel?
Cheers
Dan

[M400DPC]

GTO600 said:

I agree with Adrian if it's a M400/3R wheel I wouldn't waste your time having it even checked, if you go on the FB page contact Jason from Noble Racing Wheels as I think he has some used ones forsale.

Not sure which fb page you mean and can't find his details on the web. Can you pm me his number please?

[M400DPC]

GTO600 said:

It's the noble owners page, I have text him asking to contact you.
Kevin

Cheers Kevin

[M400DPC]

Adrian W said:

My wheel failed where the spokes join the rim as did others, the whole centre of the wheel came out, the wheels were less than six months old, you could see the air bubbles and inclusions in the metal.

Yes it did cause crash, another noble briber was following at the time so saw everything.

There are old threads about the Wheelcraft wheels failing.

That's worrying. Are you saying that the factory M400 wheels are prone to failure and that a safer bet is to replace all 4 with a differently manufactured wheel? My original intention was simply to have all 4 wheels refurbd because they are in need. Then I noticed the strange angle on one of the rims which I put down to a pot hole interaction. 4 new wheels is going to be a painful start to the month, but far less painful than a wheel disintegrating on track...

What to do next?

[M400DPC]

F.C. said:

I replaced all four of my M400 wheels for Dymags, I had a hairline (barely visible) crack around a wheel nut recess on a front wheel and a crack at the outer end of a spoke on a rear.
After the few that failed and or were starting to crack I am amazed anyone still has these wheels fitted.
After bending one I certainly wouldn't risk a repair.

Just seen a thread suggesting these are being made again but will be in the region of £6k...

Id like to make a quick decision on wheels in time for Rockingham. My understanding is the contenders are:

OEM - 12.7kg front and 13.6kg rear - £? - availability?
Compotive - 11.4kg front and 11.4kg rear - £1k approx? Not mad keen on the design of these
Speedline - 10.6kg front and 11.9kg rear - £1k approx - did the group buy already happen?
Dymag - 7.0kg front and 7.8kg - £6k approx - too dear

I'm after as close to OEM look as is available so either OE 3R/M400 or Speedline seem to be the options. Are there any other alternative wheels to consider? Would like to order next week if pos...

Cheers all