Rear wheel Migrates to the left
12-08-19, 09:41 PM
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Rear wheel Migrates to the left
My roadie rear wheel migrates to the left after awhile and sometimes slightly rubs the lower tube that goes to the rear axle.
My guess is that this is from hard cranking going up a local hill and age (2000 model)
My guess is that maybe the wheel would benefit from having the spokes adjusted to bring the rim a bit right.
Any other suggestions?
My guess is that this is from hard cranking going up a local hill and age (2000 model)
My guess is that maybe the wheel would benefit from having the spokes adjusted to bring the rim a bit right.
Any other suggestions?
12-08-19, 10:07 PM
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Tighten the QR skewer more firmly.
12-08-19, 10:14 PM
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I put a set of new wheels on one of my bikes a few years ago. The wheels included new quick release skewers. The skewer on the back couldn't produce enough clamping power to keep the wheel straight when I climbed out of the seat and stood up to pedal up hills. I had to discard the cheap new skewers and buy some good old fashioned chrome steel skewers. The new steel skewers produced far greater clamping force & solved the problem.
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12-08-19, 10:40 PM
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The difference between enclosed cam and open cam QR units is a frequent topic here. So to is the axle extension beyond the lock nut WRT the drop out's thickness and does the QR bottom out bon that axle end. Broken axles is another common topic that can cause wheel shift during riding. Spokes that self loosen while riding (to allow the rim to shift over) yet somehow retighten before the beginning of the next ride isn't a common thing
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12-09-19, 12:23 AM
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Wow, Great info everyone. Really appreciated! This has been on my mind to ask the experts here for awhile.
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Another item to check is that the dropouts (the ends of the frame that the wheel clamps into) are spaced and aligned properly. If you haven't changed wheels or been in an accident, this is probably okay.
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Definitely recommend you check this, but it depends on the bike as to whether it might have come out of the box like this. Not uncommon for older bikes to have fork tips and/or dropouts not correctly aligned. Production has become better about QC items like this.
