Tire Rub on front fork
06-09-20, 03:59 PM
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Tire Rub on front fork
Hi all.
Probably a silly question, but I just bought some sweet brown Kenda tires for my bike. They look rad, but at 1.95 width, they're rubbing on my front fork, just slightly. Like two millimeters slightly, on the side of the fork. I know I should just buy smaller tires, and that's probably the solution, sadly, but is there anything I could do to keep these bad boys?
Thanks in advance,
Keith.
Probably a silly question, but I just bought some sweet brown Kenda tires for my bike. They look rad, but at 1.95 width, they're rubbing on my front fork, just slightly. Like two millimeters slightly, on the side of the fork. I know I should just buy smaller tires, and that's probably the solution, sadly, but is there anything I could do to keep these bad boys?
Thanks in advance,
Keith.
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06-10-20, 08:01 AM
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Both sides? Unless it's rubbing both sides, all the way around, I'd be inclined to dabble with a precise wheel trueing too.
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06-10-20, 11:31 AM
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Get the wheel trued...
..also I hope that is a proper extended length stem, cause if not, that's a disaster waiting to happen. Also confirms that the bike is a little too small for you.
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..also I hope that is a proper extended length stem, cause if not, that's a disaster waiting to happen. Also confirms that the bike is a little too small for you.
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I'm not a fan of wheels rubbing. I had a front wheel on a fixed gear that rubbed the fork crown lightly one day. It went a little out of true vertically one day during a ride which caused it to rub.
After that 10 mile ride on a rail trail I stopped at my truck. 30 seconds later the tube exploded. I can only think it was the light rubbing on the fork that caused heat build up. It would have been bad if it had gone when I was riding.
After that 10 mile ride on a rail trail I stopped at my truck. 30 seconds later the tube exploded. I can only think it was the light rubbing on the fork that caused heat build up. It would have been bad if it had gone when I was riding.
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How close to the chainstays is the rear tire? You do have the option of getting an MTB front fork. As another poster mentioned, you really don't want a tire rubbing against a part of the bike for any length of time as it'll quickly wear the tire or cause a lot of heat to build up on the tire and/or tube.
Also, please do check that stem to see if it's above the minimum insertion mark. If it is it could snap off if you hit a big bump, hit a pothole, or simple because it became fatigued.
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Also, please do check that stem to see if it's above the minimum insertion mark. If it is it could snap off if you hit a big bump, hit a pothole, or simple because it became fatigued.
Cheers
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Looking at the seat height, I'd suspect that the frame size is ok. But it would seem that the drive to have the handlebars set up in a cool way has led your stem to be too far extended. I'd take the handlebar off, drop the stem 3 inches, and reinstall the handlebar "upside down" to where it is now. Or, if that doesn't work, I'd get a different set of handlebars. The point is that the stem is WAY too high to be safe.
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Mr. Rabbit is an expert on wheels - so make sure that the wheel is trued.
Looking at the seat height, I'd suspect that the frame size is ok. But it would seem that the drive to have the handlebars set up in a cool way has led your stem to be too far extended. I'd take the handlebar off, drop the stem 3 inches, and reinstall the handlebar "upside down" to where it is now. Or, if that doesn't work, I'd get a different set of handlebars. The point is that the stem is WAY too high to be safe.
Looking at the seat height, I'd suspect that the frame size is ok. But it would seem that the drive to have the handlebars set up in a cool way has led your stem to be too far extended. I'd take the handlebar off, drop the stem 3 inches, and reinstall the handlebar "upside down" to where it is now. Or, if that doesn't work, I'd get a different set of handlebars. The point is that the stem is WAY too high to be safe.
06-14-20, 08:41 PM
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I figured out my tire rub problem. One of the dropouts of my front fork is juuuuust slightly bent. Didn’t notice until I pretty much maxed out the tire size.
and the stem is a technomic 225mm height stem, all the way down the head tube. I chose it not at all for anything ‘cool’ but to get the handlebars up to my seat height, for I am old and not as bendy as I used to be.
thanks all.
and the stem is a technomic 225mm height stem, all the way down the head tube. I chose it not at all for anything ‘cool’ but to get the handlebars up to my seat height, for I am old and not as bendy as I used to be.
thanks all.
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