Bicycle Mechanics - Buckled Rim?

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DGale
04-23-07, 07:23 AM
Hey all, I just got myself my first road bike (Trek 1400) less than a week ago, and have put maybe 50-60km on it in a couple days.

The thing is that I was playing around with it today, and noticed that the back brake was rubbing occasionally when i spun the rear wheel. It turns out that there is a small buckle in the rear wheel, only a couple mm out in one part of the rim, but it still worried me. Should a new bike be doing this?

Cheers,

Dan


Stacey
04-23-07, 07:38 AM
No. Take it back and have it fixed... before it fails completely :)

DGale
04-23-07, 07:40 AM
cheers, I just realised that I should've done a search for this topic. Shouldn't cram for an exam and post on bike forums at the same time :p

Cheers


Stacey
04-23-07, 07:42 AM
Good luck in both cases mate! :beer: