new wheel-wobble

woody1 · 26-04-2011 08:06AM #1

broke a spoke a few weeks ago, had to get a new wheel,
wheel got, meself and the wife headed out for a spin, shes not great on a bike so when i overtook her to get to a space to let a car by and then hit the brakes , she didnt react and ran into the back of me, didnt think much of it, had a quick look at everything on both bikes and all seemed ok,
thought i had a brake rubbing so when i got home i span the back wheel and theres a definite wobble in it,
should a little ding like that have buckled the wheel ? im a bit dissapointed that it did..
can it be repaired rather than replaced... cant really shell out another 60 quid,
i may be able to get a wheel off someone, are they hard to put on or am i better to bring it in to the shop..

TinyExplosions · 26-04-2011 08:16AM

If the rim isn't bent (which it shouldn't be considering your description), it should be a quick enough job for any decent bike shop to fix. Cost is probably no more than 30 quid I would think

blorg · 26-04-2011 08:53AM

Should be a lot less than that to fix a simple buckle presuming it is possible, €10 or under I would expect.

woody1 · 26-04-2011 09:10AM

hopefully yer right lads, seem to be doing nothing but spending money this year, depsite doing F*** all mileage, preferably a tenner but if its a bit more it wont be the end of the world..

happytramp · 26-04-2011 09:11AM

Bee Cycles at the Dolphins Barn cross roads is good for those kind of quick, cheap repairs. He'll usually do it on the spot and is open till seven i think.

woody1 · 26-04-2011 09:22AM

thanks for the info, but im in mayo !

happytramp · 26-04-2011 09:47AM

Might be a bit of a push to get there after work so!

new wheel-wobble

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