In a message dated 7/16/03 3:56:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gull@GULL.US
writes:

> I don't buy it.  Steel wheels are tremendously strong and I've never seen
> one fail, on any vehicle...by contrast, alloy wheels get bent by potholes
> here all the time, and there are stories of pieces of the rim exploding
>

ive got at least half a dozen bent steel vanagon rims here in a stack of
wheels.  anything will bend, steel or alloy.   never say never.

chris