Can bent bicycle rims be fixed?

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Kelvin Y

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I recently crashed due to braking on insanely bumpy roads under a tunnel. I had to stop because of a huge puddle in front of me but when my rear wheel hit a bump, it sent me over the bars. Everything else has been fixed, besides the handle bar tape. I noticed the front wheel is slightly off because when I spin it, it rubs against the brake pad, every revolution. Can this be fixed like how wheels are trued or do I have to replace the who wheel?
 
yes for example me and my friends were riding bikes and i crashed in to one of my friends and bent her rim and now she is getting a new bike i thought that was unnecessary but it was her choice now my brother bent his rim twice who knows how and we took it to a bike shop and they replaced it for us for i think 80$ but i might be wrong depends were you go.

I would recommend a shop dedicated to bikes they know what they are doing and will do a good job

so good luck
 
Most likely the wheel just needs truing.

The video shows using a truing stand, but you can use your brakes as a guide if you want to try it yourself. You'll have to buy a spoke wrench. They're cheap.

Edit: if the rim is actually bent, it's toast most likely.
 
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