Hi I just bought a new bike, Ridley Fenix but when I want to remove the back wheel it seems stuck. I already opened up the brakes and even removed the quick release lever. The picture is with the quick release still on to give a clear view on the whole situation.
Could someone tell what could be the cause? The wheels are vision team 35. The dérailleur is a shimano 105 groupset.
Thanks in advance!
by Interesting-Coyote-8
5 Comments
Make sure the qr is opened far enough (unscrewed too) to pass the ‘lawyers lips’ on the drop out. Pull the body of the rear derailleur towards the back of the bike. And, wow, that is a clean bike! (NBD?)
The wheel still sorta wiggles around in the frame after you’ve removed the quick release, right? The derailleur puts spring tension on the chain in a way that makes it hard to pull the wheels out sometimes. Grab the four-bar parallelogram portion of the derailleur and rotate it backwards a little (mild force) and the wheel should fall right out.
Don’t forget to undo the brakes too, the tyre might be caught on the pads
The axel might be slightly lodged into the frame. An adjustable wrench can turn it back into correct position.
Release the brake caliper, Q/R and give the wheel a smack from the top with your hand / fist, it will come out.