@cinebox@masto.hackers.town From memory, I think Step 1 was to loosen all the spokes before bending the rim back into shape. Some configurations of bend can just be popped out completely by whacking the wheel against the ground, or jumping on it, but all the spokes with their various tensions make a complex engineering problem to solve, so removing the tension on the rim, then straightening it, then retensioning it, seemed the common approach.