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Old 06-29-07, 04:06 PM
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San Rensho 
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Sounds like the rim is dinged from hitting something. At the point of impact, the braking surfaces get pushed out and when you brake, it catches.

The fix is-
1. Find the ding, spinning the wheel and looking at it will quickly reveal where it is.

2. Deflate the tire. If its bent bad, get a BFW (big f@cking wrench), push the tire away from the lip of the rim, grab the lip of the rim at the bend with the jaws of the BFW and bend back.

3. Using a mill bastard file, file the bent section smooth.
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