Had this machine in the shop today. Frame and dropouts are all aligned, bike rides completely normal and straight.
by xes2seth
Had this machine in the shop today. Frame and dropouts are all aligned, bike rides completely normal and straight.
by xes2seth
24 Comments
Velodrome with knobby tires👍
Maybe he commutes or bikepacks with a side load?
He lives in an MC Escher drawing
Do they ride with a pannier on that side of the bike and not the other? Do they habitually stop/skid while turning in that direction? Do they only turn left?
Banked/crowned roads? Let me guess you ride where folks drive on the left side of the road?
Wheel is dished wrong? Rides on the side of the road and the road camber wears at it enough?
They skid stop everywhere and favor sliding the bike to one side when doing so
Is/was there something on the bike touching the tire? I’ve seen stuff like this from fender parts, misaligned rim brake pads, etc.
NASBIKE
Crosswinds, really strong ones every day!
It’s not that bad, but my tyre looks like that. I have one leg longer than the other, and can always see the right side of the front wheel.
Is this the front or the rear? First thought was that they may ride with a heavy load in only one panniers, but I think you’d have to do that for YEARS with like 75lbs in one bag for it to be that bad.
Maybe a really bad fender rub? Or I’ve seen weird wear (on the sidewall though) from someone running a bottle dyno constantly.
you always go anti clockwise round your fave loop? no idea, apart from faulty original rubber/moulding.
We’re gonna go fast and then sometimes turn to the left
[https://youtu.be/UC9Zi1Fpq1Y?si=Rhzy8KcaK8J-NZGh&t=17](https://youtu.be/UC9Zi1Fpq1Y?si=Rhzy8KcaK8J-NZGh&t=17)
Rode around for years with the wheel crooked? And was REALLY into skid stops?
Yeah that’s a weird one.
I have a leg amputated below my knee, and my tires wear this way.
Average nascar fan after they buy a bike
How does the bike ride with the owner on it? Do they have some sort of body asymmetry that causes the bike to be leaned a bit while riding straight?
I’d love to have a conversation with the rider..,
Too many fast left turns. Haha
Road camba? See it alot on cargo bikes.
Oval race track with left turns only.
mr. tuffy isn’t centered.
I’m assuming that the rim is fine, in that case the fault lies with the tire itself or the way that it was mounted. It may have not been centered on the rim. Some tires are real bear to get centered even though everything else looks fine and I’ve even had them wobble on the rim when they’re new and you have that line down the middle of the tire from the manufacturer and you want it to be running straight underneath the brake bolt it may be a real struggle to get the tire to go on properly. Some tires just never do and you need to get a different tire or you end up like this tire, but given all the things properly on the bike and wheel I would point to the tire itself is being the culprit in this one.