It takes considerable force to bend a wheel. I'm not saying you didn't do it (your description doesn't really give enough info for me to judge) but I'd say it's unlikely. Also, just by the rubbing of the brakepads one can't automatically conclude the wheel is out of true. No wheel is perfectly trued, and if the pads are close enough to the rim, it will rub in a periodic way. Why don't you actually inspect the wheel for trueness visually and carefully? It could be that it's the brake that needs adjusting.
Last edited by wroomwroomoops; 07-27-07 at 02:04 AM.