If a wheel has loose spokes or is maybe built improperly somehow, can riding on it cause it to become untrue?
I just bought a 27" wheel for my bike for $50 yesterday and rode about 15 miles on it today. It was fine when I got it and for the duration of my ride, but as I pulled into my driveway a black cat ran ran right in front of me and I had to stop very suddenly. The bike didn't fall over or anything and I'm not sure exactly what happened, but right after this the wheel was noticeably warped and will barely turn because it rubs on the brakepads at the most untrue points. Would I be in the right taking it back to the shop and complaining or must it be my fault somehow? I mean, it must be somehow related to my little accident but... all that happened was I swerved sharply while hitting the brakes at full force. When I tried to bike the rest of the way up my drive after this the friction was too great and I got off and observed the untrueness, and noted that at the most untrue part the spokes were ridiculously loose.
Any thoughts are appreciated.. There's no way I can afford to drop another $50 for a used wheel, and I feel that something this minor should not have hurt my wheel so badly.
I just bought a 27" wheel for my bike for $50 yesterday and rode about 15 miles on it today. It was fine when I got it and for the duration of my ride, but as I pulled into my driveway a black cat ran ran right in front of me and I had to stop very suddenly. The bike didn't fall over or anything and I'm not sure exactly what happened, but right after this the wheel was noticeably warped and will barely turn because it rubs on the brakepads at the most untrue points. Would I be in the right taking it back to the shop and complaining or must it be my fault somehow? I mean, it must be somehow related to my little accident but... all that happened was I swerved sharply while hitting the brakes at full force. When I tried to bike the rest of the way up my drive after this the friction was too great and I got off and observed the untrueness, and noted that at the most untrue part the spokes were ridiculously loose.
Any thoughts are appreciated.. There's no way I can afford to drop another $50 for a used wheel, and I feel that something this minor should not have hurt my wheel so badly.