Bent wheel?

[Jon Knutson]

I was riding trough some tall grass and ended diving into a hole/ditch about two feet deep at about ten miles per hour bounced out of it and kept going. But it was enough force to bent the handlebars when I leaned forward from the impact. Ever since I feel some bouncing in the front of the bike between 35-40 MPH, does this sound like a bent rim? Should it be fixable or would I need a new rim and spokes.

 

[Ignaciob]

Ever since I feel some bouncing in the front of the bike between 35-40 MPH, does this sound like a bent rim?

Did you, by chance, lose some wheel weights? Check to see if you see white sticker residue, but no weights.

Or, if you did bend the rim....you'd see....wait for it.......a bent rim. Look around the perimeter of the rim and see if you see something like this bent rim. If so, the picture is from Woody's Wheel Works and they fix bent rims.

While you're down there, look at your spokes. Any broken or loose? Again, Woody's is a good option if you've actually damaged the wheel.

Or lift the front end and spin the wheel looking to see if it's still "true". To do it right you'd need a run-out gauge, but if it's bad enough that you're getting bounce...you should be able to see if things are out of true.

Alternatively, maybe you tweaked something else. If the impact was strong enough to bend your handlebars you might have tweaked other parts of the suspension. Maybe a fork seal was blown? Shock tube...kinda less and less likely IMO though.

 

[Jon Knutson]

Did you, by chance, lose some wheel weights? Check to see if you see white sticker residue, but no weights.

Or, if you did bend the rim....you'd see....wait for it.......a bent rim. Look around the perimeter of the rim and see if you see something like this bent rim. If so, the picture is from Woody's Wheel Works and they fix bent rims.

While you're down there, look at your spokes. Any broken or loose? Again, Woody's is a good option if you've actually damaged the wheel.

Or lift the front end and spin the wheel looking to see if it's still "true". To do it right you'd need a run-out gauge, but if it's bad enough that you're getting bounce...you should be able to see if things are out of true.

Alternatively, maybe you tweaked something else. If the impact was strong enough to bend your handlebars you might have tweaked other parts of the suspension. Maybe a fork seal was blown? Shock tube...kinda less and less likely IMO though.

Thanks, the weights are all still there and I can't see any obvious bends. Lifting the wheel off the ground and spinning it will have to be my next step. If that is the case and it was just knocked out of true it should be repairable right? I just don't know of anw place here in the UK that trues wheels.