Rear wheel hard to spin

[hypnotic 31]

I have DCT version 2017. I went for a 2k miles tour and since I came back I noticed that spinning the rear wheel while on center stand by hand is very hard. I lubricate the chain every 300 miles/bi-weekly and clean it every 1000 miles. The bike in total has 5k miles. I have cleaned the front, rear sprocket and the chain completely but I still feel the difficulty (note that I re-lubed the chain). Most of the time if I start the bike and then try to spin the wheel there are no problems. Is there an explanation for this behaviour?

 

 

[pjm 6,041]

Are you selecting neutral before you switch off? If not it could still be in gear. 

[trisaki 2,029]

Either  that or the rear brake is binding  try pumping rear brake pedal then try turning back wheel - is it a lot harder  to turn if yes then rear brake needs to come apart  - /or  handbrake sticking on ? 

[hypnotic 31]

2 hours ago, pjm said:

Are you selecting neutral before you switch off? If not it could still be in gear. 

Actually I never set it to neutral before switching off, I will try that.

 

2 hours ago, trisaki said:

Either  that or the rear brake is binding  try pumping rear brake pedal then try turning back wheel - is it a lot harder  to turn if yes then rear brake needs to come apart  - /or  handbrake sticking on ? 

 

What should I do if handbrake is sticking on? Is it possible that is happening on a new bike so soon?

[hypnotic 31]

I just forgot to mention, I was riding on A road when the brick fell of the truck and hit the bottom part of the rear wheel. It made a tiny damage but I assume it hit the parking brake as well. However, after the hit the wheel was spinning without issues. I noticed it 3 days later.

[bikerbampi 542]

Could be the handbrake cable needs checking/adjusting.

[hypnotic 31]

On 29/07/2017 at 17:42, pjm said:

Are you selecting neutral before you switch off? If not it could still be in gear. 

Setting it to neutral before switching off did the job.

 

Thank you