matt360 Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Hey all, right the problem i have is this... When i pedal hard it pulls the rim to one side slightly and rubs on the brake pad. Very annoying. The spokes on one side of the wheel do feel looser than the other, but if i tighten them up won't it permantly pull the wheel to one side? Do i have to loosen the other side first??Any help would be great,ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobnobs Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 I think its more of that all the spokes are loose, as its always meant to be dished one way. Try 1/2 turn on every spoke and see if its any better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Don't forget to check your axle 'n' stuff too, in case it's that Whatever you do tensionwise, do it to EVERY spoke, not just a few or 1/2 of them or whatever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgnoseat Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 while we are on the subject..i have the same problem, my pads rub the rim at the left sidesomeone once explained me which spokes i should tention to stop the pad from rubbingbut i´m stupid and didnt really understood what he meant so could explain me which spokes i should tention...thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobnobs Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Tension the spokes on the other side by 1/4 a turn, and the spokes on the same side need to be loosened the same amount. As OBM says, miss anyout and enjoy your screwed wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgnoseat Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Tension the spokes on the other side by 1/4 a turn, and the spokes on the same side need to be loosened the same amount. As OBM says, miss anyout and enjoy your screwed wheel.wow that was quick, thanks for the help funny, the guy who explained me before told me something about tentioning only half of the spokes...mayb its a good thing that i didnt understand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt360 Posted August 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Cheers for the replies, Thing is though the spokes on the right are real tight, the ones on the left are quite loose, so should i back off the right side half a turn and tighten up the left half a turn?Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Probably not, 'cos that's gonna move the rim across a fair way. One full turn on a spoke will move it quite a bit, and that's what you're doing if you're loosening one side half and tightening the other half, basically. What hub are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt360 Posted August 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Yeah i can see what you mean. It's a chris king hub.Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Honestly, check the axle. So many people have this issue and it's just that their King axles have snapped... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCottTrials Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 (edited) Honestly, check the axle. So many people have this issue and it's just that their King axles have snapped...is it obvious when an axle snaps because my hope mono has had this problem for a while now Edited August 17, 2006 by MikeCottTrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 A lot of the time 'cos of the way the wheel's held in place you won't find the crack 'til you strip it down. Someone recently put up a post similar to this and it was just that their axle had snapped. The best way to find out is to just strip it all down Make sure your spokes aren't obviously loose or anything first though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCottTrials Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 A lot of the time 'cos of the way the wheel's held in place you won't find the crack 'til you strip it down. Someone recently put up a post similar to this and it was just that their axle had snapped. The best way to find out is to just strip it all down Make sure your spokes aren't obviously loose or anything first though.i dont know how to strip my wheel down or build it back up so il just keep going until it makes its self known Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 i dont know how to strip my wheel down or build it back up so il just keep going until it makes its self known Sounds a lot more like an axle/hub/dropout area problem than a spoke problem to me.While we're on the subject, how the hell does one know when spokes are too tight? I just destroyed two of the heftiest DT spokes money can buy (bad-but-not-world-ending landing, both were drive side and at right angles to each other), and I'm wondering if I'd done them up too tight. But then of course I'd have to have the non-drive side even looser, and it's too loose for my liking already (muy spokes are a bit short and there's not a lot of thread in the nipples on that side). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 To be honest, you're unlikely to get them too tight unless you go mental. How old were the spokes that snapped? When I started breaking spokes left right and centre on my back wheel, it was as a result of my 5 year old spokes (5mm too long for the build ) just dying. Are your's new-ish or pretty old? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 To be honest, you're unlikely to get them too tight unless you go mental. How old were the spokes that snapped? When I started breaking spokes left right and centre on my back wheel, it was as a result of my 5 year old spokes (5mm too long for the build ) just dying. Are your's new-ish or pretty old?pretty much brand spanking from CRC. 'twas a new 32h Sun Rhyno Lite on Hope XC. My first wheel, built as per Sheldon Brown's site.They snapped at the hub end.Ideas, anyone? I'm pretty convinced that it wasn't a hard enough impact to break two of them simultaneously like that. I've landed way harder than that before now on said wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 did you damage them at all putting them in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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