How can I check bike for Alignment after accident?

flyer
flyer Posts: 608
edited May 2009 in Road beginners
Had an accident yesterday and taken a good look at the bike today and things are not as bad as I first thought!

I thought the handle bar was bent, but after I stripped the bar tape off it was only the brake levers that had moved around, they appear to be on a clip.

The only concern I have is the wheel as I hit the drain at around 15-20 mph, the impact punctured the tyre and pushed me over the handle bars.

How can I get the wheel checked and the forks, are carbon forks broken easy?

Thanks

Flyer

Comments

  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Take it to the shop you got it from.
  • Mount Pleasant
    Mount Pleasant Posts: 34
    +1 & It would be well worth getting your wheel checked out following that pinch puncture. Keep any receipts too, depending on what you decide to do following the accident. All the best,

    MP
  • deal
    deal Posts: 857
    The levers can be loosened and repositioned by using an allen key (5mm i think), just peel the rubber back from the front of the lever and you will see a grove on the outside, the allen bolt is at the bottom of this grove.

    Not much you can do about the forks apart from a visual check for cracking, if you think you find a crack get shop to have a look.

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