Rear brake issue

[WilliamsMcLaren]

So I went out for my first ride of the year today and managed to bring the ride to an abrupt end with my first fall.

I was overtaken by a car who got a bit too close, as the car got alongside I moved closer to the kerb to give him room but I hit a pothole (which was full of water so I couldn't see how deep it was) and ended up hitting the kerb and going over the handle bars.

After I got up I tried to get going again but the rear wheel was jammed. I fiddled with the brakes and that unjammed the wheel for a few seconds but when I tried to ride off it just jammed again.

Any ideas how to fix it, or would it be better to take it to a shop to get it checked out?

 

[HLaB]

Ouch. Hopefully the rear wheel has just been knocked out of the drop outs causing it to jam against the brakes, that's easy to fix just open the QR/axle bolt and reset it; anything else is difficult to diagnose without seeing the bike. Touchwood, the more dominant position I take further from the kerb discourages most cr@p ot's and also gives me wiggle room when not, take care.

 

[accountantpete]

Best case - the wheel has gone out of true and just needs re-truing by tightening up several spokes.

Worst case - the rim has bent or the hub is kaput and you may need a new rim/hub.

If there is no sign of damage to the rim it could just be the former - I'd take it to the LBS and ask their advice.

 

[WilliamsMcLaren]

Thanks for the advice. I had a quick look at the side of the road and it didn't look like the rim was bent so hopefully a new one won't be needed. I'll have a crack at HLaB's suggestion but if that doesn't sort it then I'll have to get the LBS to take a look.

I think if the pothole hadn't of been there then I would have been fine, but even so I think I'll ride a little further away from the kerb from now on.