It didnt do this before and i was able to ride smoothly. Recently I took the wheel off and no matter how straight i get it, the moment i start pedaling it starts to rub against the frame. Please help!
by ecalo312
It didnt do this before and i was able to ride smoothly. Recently I took the wheel off and no matter how straight i get it, the moment i start pedaling it starts to rub against the frame. Please help!
by ecalo312
6 Comments
It looks like you have probably exceeded your bike’s tire clearance and that your wheel has gone out of true. It doesn’t take much of a wobble in the wheel to create interference when you have so little clearance.
Is it possible you are not getting the wheel tight enough and the chain is pulling it forward?
Post a photo of how your wheel is clamped in the dropouts. You have probably installed it incorrectly and it is moving as you pedal, which it shouldn’t do.
Looks like your wheel needs dishing to the none drive side and posts smaller tyre.
Is your rim true?
https://preview.redd.it/zsibbxorlkne1.jpeg?width=803&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fa82f9b77d48bb44393b77ad26b6af8552030266
You got horizontal drop outs which is actually in my opinion pretty sweet cause you can ride this frame with a gears/shifter or as a single speed. This wheel will be harder to install vs a vertical drop out frame since vertical setups center the wheel/help seat the axel in the bottom of the drop out more “automatically”.
when you install that rear wheel you probably want to relieve tension on the chain by shifting to the smallest gear in the back or even taking the chain off the front chain ring to remove all tension.
Get that rear wheel on there and slide it all the way to the rear of the drop out (see my red arrow I drew). Make sure the wheel is centered and crank those axel nuts or QR anti theft things good and tight.
Once the wheel is on there go ahead and put the chain back on right… Should be go to go.
If you didn’t crash, hit a massive hole, or change to a too big a tire this should all work out like before.