Thread: Ran into a curb
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Old 09-14-18 | 03:42 AM
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From: Saulkrasti, Latvia

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Originally Posted by RowdyTI
Update. The wheel is closer to the left leg of the fork than to the right leg. Is this normal? That means to say that when you are on the bike, the wheel is closer to the side with the brake disc. I should add it's minor but noticeable enough because I stuck an object between the wheel and the fork on one side and it went smoothly through on that side. On the other side, it was too tight to slide through. So there's a difference.
If you don't have a thru-axle, it could be that the impact caused the wheel to slip in the dropouts, moving it off center, and that would cause also the brake disc to rub. If releasing the QR and realigning the wheel still makes it sit off center, the fork might be slightly bent, as was mentioned before. Another cause, in theory, might be the wheel being out of dish, but is unlikely to come from a single impact.
P.S. If realigning the wheel does work, you'll probably need to realign the brake caliper as well.
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