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Old 07-01-04, 03:49 PM
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minicooper
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Bikes: Old blue Univega road bike (women's) with an aerobar. Just got a single speed fixed gear SR Silver (men's) conversion.

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rear wheel misaligning

I just got the pedals put on my 56cm Silver S-R Fixed gear. ( I put pictures up a little while back.)

My first ride was OK in the sense that I didn't crash or die or anything my girlfriend thought... but it was far from pleasant.

It seems that my rear tire keeps misaligning itself so that it makes contact with the frame in the front-most part. Not sure what that part of the frame is called, but if you imagine yourself standing over the bike, you'd imagine the tire looks like a "|" whereas with any little amount of pressure, mine looks like "\". So I tried tightening (as much as I could!) the quick release handle and making sure it was aligned.

But once again, it just slips out and the tire presses against the frame....

... what's wrong ? what can i do?
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