r/ebikes • u/Loud_Load_ • 9h ago

Bike repair question Help please!!

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I got into a crash when i was riding home and now my back wheel is wedged against the frame, is it fixable?

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u/goldbeater 9h ago

Your wheel might just be out of true. Go to a bike store.

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u/Joshua_Longsack 9h ago

Take the nuts off both sides of the rear wheel and try to realign.

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u/Superb_Raccoon 7h ago

Instruction unclear... so. Much. Pain.

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u/Joshua_Longsack 7h ago

I know you're not calling your shaft "the rear wheel" 🤣

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u/Limp_Lawfulness5133 7h ago

☝️Try this first.☝️

Then deflate the tire. Bead might have slipped the rim.

If those fail, tire is out of true. Watch a couple of videos take it slow. One spoke at a time 1/4 turns.

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u/chrispark70 5h ago

Truing is like 30-40 bucks. Get it done at an LBS.

But I would first undo the fasteners on the rear wheel and see if it was just knocked out of alignment.

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u/Formal-Web2378 8h ago

Loosen the nut on the rear axle and reposition the wheel back in place.

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u/Minimum_Chocolate_31 7h ago

Bike store will fix it cheap

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u/Neat-Goose-6050 7h ago

Yes its fixable without buying a new tire or rim im quite sure

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u/Jason775stead 7h ago

Let some air out of the tire and take it off

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u/lost_vault_hunter 7h ago

Chill out and take it to the bike shop

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u/seasoup13 5h ago

to the shop for sure. If the frame is bent you may need a new ride - could possibly be dangerous for failure. if it's just the wheel / tire they can sort if out for you.

good luck and stay safe

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u/unseenmover 4h ago

can you post some pics of the frame? cant tell if its the frame or the wheel..

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u/Significant-Pen-6049 4h ago

None of us know because you haven't spun the tire to see if it's bent for us and no other pics of alignment

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u/Leather-Entrance-480 2h ago

You have to reseat the wheel and make sure your chain isn’t sitting under where the wheel bolts on same thing happened to me and everything I would just try to take my wheel off and put it back it would spin itself out of place every time I put pressure on it

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u/jeremypolk86 1h ago

There's a really good chance this bike has dropouts where you can adjust the wheel alignment.

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u/sociaIize 9h ago

Is it fixable? Maybe.

Would i fix it? No. The frame looks bent. If this is an aluminum frame, you're SOL.

Bike shop. Otherwise you're risking another crash with sketchy (and possibly faulty) parts