Rim for a bicycle wheel and bicycle wheel comprising such a rim

A method for producing a bicycle rim comprising:

• providing a tubular body having an opened end and a radially outer wall;
• providing an insert sized and shaped for insertion into the opened end of the body and defining a recess on an outer surface corresponding to the radially outer wall;
• providing a punch having a projection with an outer profile matching that of the recess;
• inserting the insert into the opened end of the tubular body such that the recess contacts an inner surface of the radially outer wall;
• and
• forcing the projection of the punch against an outer surface of the radially outer wall directly opposite the area contacted by the recess.

A method for producing a bicycle rim comprising:

• providing a tubular body having at least an opened end and a radially outer wall;
• providing an aperture on a radially inner wall of the tubular body;
• locating an insert of a desired shape through an opened end of the tubular body so the insert is beneath the radially outer wall in a desired location;
• inserting a pin through the aperture and into the insert;
• holding the insert in the desired location;
• providing a tool that includes a profiled projection;
• and
• pressing the profiled projection against an outer surface of the radially outer wall of the tubular body directly opposite the insert to draw a portion of the radially outer wall into the shape of the insert.