Professor screw loose over here...
09-10-14, 12:37 PM
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Professor screw loose over here...
I forgot to tighten the axle lug nuts last time I put the wheels on. Front and back were all loose, and I mean by more than one turn.
So yes, I had a screw loose riding with the lug nuts hand lightened.
On the bright side, I made another adjustment to the brakes, and now I stop WAY better..
Rim brakes not too useful, though, if the wheel comes off....
- Andy
So yes, I had a screw loose riding with the lug nuts hand lightened.
On the bright side, I made another adjustment to the brakes, and now I stop WAY better..
Rim brakes not too useful, though, if the wheel comes off....
- Andy
09-10-14, 12:57 PM
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09-10-14, 01:35 PM
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lost a wheel from my car once... lesson: don't answer telephone calls before torquing down all the lug nuts (ideally on all four wheels, not just three of them). Whoops.
09-10-14, 01:45 PM
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Indeed. I lifted the back up to move the whole bike over to middle of garage to check tire pressure/pump, and when I put it down, I heard a rattle. My sense of "better check that...." lead me to drop the back an inch a few more times, and I could hear the anti-rotation blocks move in the dropouts. A sound I'd only heard when my front wheel was loose on my cruiser, though I thought the hub on that one was broke, nope, just loose lug nuts!
Harharhar. That would be one nasty spill, probably not dissimilar to the one that retired my cruiser -winces-.
lesson is, never do safety critical work when suffering from sinus cold & lack of sleep.
- Andy
lesson is, never do safety critical work when suffering from sinus cold & lack of sleep.
- Andy
09-10-14, 01:53 PM
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One bunny hop away from certain doom.
I once watched my front tire fall off and roll away while riding a wheelie years ago. It was comical for about 2 seconds. Much less funny after that.
I once watched my front tire fall off and roll away while riding a wheelie years ago. It was comical for about 2 seconds. Much less funny after that.
09-10-14, 04:22 PM
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09-10-14, 06:37 PM
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Glad nothing bad happened to you Andy.
This is why I religiously check to make sure my wheels are securely attached to the bike as part of my pre-ride ritual each time I return from leaving the bike unattended. Part of that is a minor paranoia someone may have tampered with something but mostly because I'm sometimes a total space cadet and may have forgotten to tighten something then forgot that I forgot...
This is why I religiously check to make sure my wheels are securely attached to the bike as part of my pre-ride ritual each time I return from leaving the bike unattended. Part of that is a minor paranoia someone may have tampered with something but mostly because I'm sometimes a total space cadet and may have forgotten to tighten something then forgot that I forgot...
09-12-14, 11:18 PM
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Glad nothing bad happened to you Andy.
This is why I religiously check to make sure my wheels are securely attached to the bike as part of my pre-ride ritual each time I return from leaving the bike unattended. Part of that is a minor paranoia someone may have tampered with something but mostly because I'm sometimes a total space cadet and may have forgotten to tighten something then forgot that I forgot...
This is why I religiously check to make sure my wheels are securely attached to the bike as part of my pre-ride ritual each time I return from leaving the bike unattended. Part of that is a minor paranoia someone may have tampered with something but mostly because I'm sometimes a total space cadet and may have forgotten to tighten something then forgot that I forgot...
I always check the shifter and brakes after i leave it somewhere. This time it was me not feeling well & just having got in from the shop (got a ride for bike + me), and put it back together roughly, with adjustments to be done the next morning. I ran in from garage to do something after putting both wheels on quickly, came back out to garage & "it looked ok" as i had forgotten to torque the lug nuts fast & oyu cannot tell by looking...... put rack and fenders back on, then put tools away, went in, and went to sleep. This was 2 months ago? So imagine the vibrations etc since then.... thankfully the anti-rotation bits did their job & stayed seated (i tap them firmly into place).
Still on a learning curve with this thing to be honest. I literally have not had a rim brake bike in 12 years up till this past may. Also...... I do not do "bunny hops"..... i weigh 235 and the bike weighs 36 and its often loaded with 10+ lbs of stuff.. just isnt that kinda bike even if i lost a bit of weight. After correcting the wheel issues, it is clear this thing is more like a cargo tank vs speedy commuter (though i can go 30-40 mph on one nice long gently sloping main road
).- Andy
