Blowout

[Eric Norris]

Matthew:

When you say the “rim was bent,” do you mean that 

1) the wheel is out of true, and the entire rim is moving to one side and hitting the brake pad, or

2) the rim is straight, but one side is bent out? 

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[Matthew Williams]

When you say the “rim was bent,” do you mean that 

1) the wheel is out of true, and the entire rim is moving to one side and hitting the brake pad, 

Whoops, poor choice of wording on my part. Yes, the wheel was out of true, meandering in the fork and contacting the brake pad. The rim wasn't "bent" like a paper clip or a bumper; it was mildly warped in one spot--presumably where the tube pushed the tire bead out of the seat and then failed.

My local shop re-trued the wheel but I'm surprised a blowout could affect a wheel to that degree. I guess I'm just used to my indestructible Sting-Ray!