Rear rim of the 26 bent

[Noyzex]

The rear rim of 26 is bent and rubbing on the brake pad, how can I resolve this? With a spoke key?

[Noyzex]

The bike is completely new, I used it 2 times just to learn how to dribble on the rear wheel, now the rim tends to go to the left by pressing on the brake pad, the wheel feels braked, what could be causing this? Do you have any advice? A thousand thanks.

[craigjames]

What bike is it? What rear wheel does it have?

[Swoofty]

Make sure the wheel is still centered in the dropouts. Other than that the rim might need a little tune.

 

[Noyzex]

On 18/01/2025 at 16:07, craigjames said:

Che bici è? Che ruota posteriore ha?

Crewkerz desire 26, Fit the Hashtag single wall 26 rims

Edited 6 hours ago by Noyzex

[Noyzex]

How can I solve it? For now I have moved the brake outwards so as not to let the pad come into contact with the rim at the bent point, but how is it possible that it went wrong only with a few dribbles on the rear? 
How can I straighten the circle?

[cwtrials]

Do you know how to true a wheel with a spoke key?

[La Bourde]

First, check if the whole wheel is centered, I mean it is laced without an offset.

Second, as Swoofty said, check first that the wheel is centered in the dropouts. This can only be the case with the oldest version of the Crewkerz Desire (the newest version has a 12mm through axle, so the wheel is centered).

First question:

Is this the newest Crewkerz Desire with a 12mm through axle or the previous one with the bolt-on rear wheel ?

If the wheel js not centered in the dropouts or is laced with an offset, one brake pad will drag most of the time (if not not the whole time) against the rim.

Second question:

Does the pad drag against the rim for a short period?

Then, the rim is untrue and you need to centered it by adjusting the spoke tension.

 

I don't expect a wheel to get untrue after some hops on the rear wheel.

But if you fell down on your bike, that could be the case.