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Back tire rubbing against frame? |
I got a brand new bike not long ago. From the get go I got the feeling my bike tire was dragging. It wasn't real obvious, but enough to wonder about it. When this happens I pull over and make sure it's not low, once I determine the pressure is fine I chaeck the brakes and make sure they aren't rubbing. After that I figure I'm going crazy so I ride on. My performance has been slightly lowered, but not enough to not blame it on well maybe I didn't get enough sleep, maybe I haven't eaten enough, well it is really hot today on and on. Then on my way to work this morning I felt the drag and stopped. After inspection I noticed my tire is slightly rubbing the frame. My old bike you could adjust the back tire forawards or back, but not this new one (that I can tell). I'm taking it to the shop this afternoon but I feel like putting a bag on my head incase this is easy to fix and I look like an idiot! Do you all have any ideas what caused this? Don't feel bad about taking it in. The bike was never adjusted right to start with. Even though I'm perfectly capable of my own bike maintenance, I often do take my bikes in to the shop. They do a better job with my racing bike than I would do, and it has specialized parts. Even my clunker grandpa bike I sometimes take in. A good shop with a good repair guy will give it a better tune up that I do. You didn't say if this is the place you bought the bike. Sometimes if I take my bike in and it comes back not entirely correct, I take it right back in. They'll get it right the second time for free. So if you bought this bike at the same place that's fixing it then you need to take it back in and make them make it right even if it's an inconvenience for you or not. At that point it's not important if you can fix it yourself or not, the point is that they need to make it right. check the alignment of the rear hub check the rear skewer check to see if the rear wheel is "true" check to see if any of the spokes are loose/lacking tension any of these can cause the prob Take it back, you have poor set up by the shop. They will be glad to show you what to do to fix it if it happens again. Well if you got it like that, I wouldn't wear the bag on my head when I make them fix it . . . . Could be the wrong tire, could be some adjustment. In any case, it's their problem really. Yeah, I agree with the other responses. Though it may not be difficult to do the adjustment yourself, if you've just got the bike, it's up to the bike shop to fix it, so don't let that worry you. It might be an idea to watch the mechanic in the shop to see what he does (if you can), because it shouldn't take him long to do it. If you can't watch the mechanic, why not just ask them how to do it? Any decent bike shop should be quite ready to advise a customer about this kind of bike maintenance. take it to a UBI certified machanic well maybe the tire is too wide or maybe you need a spoke tuning, both ways you need to get to the bike shop |
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