Bike triban rc100
Don't mistake it for misalignment. Alignment is good but the whole hub and cassette assembly is slightly sitting more on left side of the axle rather the wheel being in the center. Due to this the chainline is messed in the 1st and 2nd gear which is making the chain slip from the crank gear. Is there anything 'diy' like adding spacers on the left side. I already checked the dropout placement. It's good.
What I think the solution is, to move the whole hub assembly on the axle, so that the wheel is centred on the axle which after fixing it in the dropouts gets centred perfectly to the frame. I'm a newbie to the cycling world so I'm not sure. What do you guys think? Feel free to ask photos from any angle to help analyse.
by EquivalentCountry569
4 Comments
But isnt it normal that there is more space on the driveside? It has to accomdated for the cassette.
I don’t have the solution but we have the same problem with our old mtbs at local charity. Should we work on axle or is it just an unfixable frame problem? It makes setting the v brakes properly really hard if not impossible
The wheel needs dishing, leave the hub alone.
On my 1990’s Norco Suspension MTB, wheel bearing servicing was finalised by placing the wheels in a Wheel Truing Jig. Then there was adjustment of the wheel axle cones and packing, for centering the wheel in the middle of the axle. The wheel was repeatedly flipped around 180deg and refitted to the jig until the wheel was central to the axle. Replacement of the cones can mess this central position up big time. I’m glad I have a new bike with through axles and don’t have to do this anymore.