I was able to pull the dent out a bit fairly easily right after it happened. Far from perfect but it was enough for tires to seal up, although usually with more faffing about than it should take.
With that said, today may have pushed me to either try to fix the dent some more or just get a new rim. Had the new XR3 on, was really enjoying it on the smoother trail I started on, the speed difference was huge compared to the DHR. Ended up on some much more techy trails and felt like I needed to air down a touch to get a little more grip over roots. Let out a few blasts of air and then...the bead lost its seal juuuust enough that it started leaking profusely. Couldn't air it up fast enough with the hand pump so decided to burn my CO2 and hopefully avoid having to tube it up. No go. Shouldn't have bothered because during all this I was getting swarmed by skeeters and black flies. Finally got it all squared away (with the tube squeezed in between the Huck Norris) and continued riding. Compliance wise the tire felt like absolute garbage after that, but on the whole traction was pretty good for the seemingly big speed bump. Need to get it re-sorted in tubeless form and get some more rides. I do wish it came in the SE casing and/or with a slightly softer rubber (although I know that wouldn't help it roll). I am still really curious to try the e13 semi slick or may give a maxxis tomahawk a try.
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