Brand new bike front wheel won't fit

[JONNYg]

    Hi guys I just bought a brand new bmx I have the bike assembled apart from the the front wheel. It will not fit and seems to me that the front fork is bent possibly from shipping. Is it okay to bend it out and if so what's the best way to go about it. Thanks

[Painkiller]

(08-13-2025, 01:52 PM)JONNYg Wrote:  Hi guys I just bought a brand new bmx I have the bike assembled apart from the the front wheel. It will not fit and seems to me that the front fork is bent possibly from shipping. Is it okay to bend it out and if so what's the best way to go about it. Thanks

send it back

[ManBearPig]

(08-13-2025, 01:52 PM)JONNYg Wrote:  Hi guys I just bought a brand new bmx I have the bike assembled apart from the the front wheel. It will not fit and seems to me that the front fork is bent possibly from shipping. Is it okay to bend it out and if so what's the best way to go about it. Thanks

Nah man, this should be sent back. Not cool ...
I once had my new Trek mountain bike exchanged because it arrived with a few scratches on the frame. Most likely from poor handling by the shipping company. The scratches weren’t serious, but I didn’t want to deal with them myself after paying good money for a brand NEW bike.