Feels like a flat but it's not.....
08-23-06, 02:45 PM
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Feels like a flat but it's not.....
Riding over roots and rocks I feel a thump in the rear end. Feels very similar to a flat tire and having the rim bottom out on the root or rock. Wondering if it could be the hub? It's a cannondale fire, and there is a small amount of play side to side in the hub. But I wouldn't think it could magnify its self to the point that I am feeling it thump as bad as I am. Maybe it's the shock but it holds air just fine and seems to compress and rebound fine as well.
08-23-06, 02:58 PM
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Mebbe the wheel is loose and the noise is the axle hitting the dropouts. Or could even be the deraileur or something attached...
08-23-06, 03:13 PM
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i have brand new white industries hubs with no slop in the bearings and have the same issue. its unnerving. i rode the same tire/rim combo with a different hub (with shot bearings) on a different bike, and the problem was nonexsistant. the rear tire constantly feels flat or like its pinch flatting, but its not, so i just try to ignore it. (both bikes are steel, both rims 717s, both wheels use xl 14 spokes... kenda karma dtc tires...)
