Seattle Forrest

recumbenttoad

Mine showed up today. It will probably be the weekend before I get to it, though.

consumes

cool .. mine finally shipped today @ 4pm ...

consumes

suppose to be here by the end of wensday

MijnWraak

Took me about 5 hours to setup with fenders, and I just took it for a quick spin. It's a lot lighter than I thought it would be, and the welds are less noticable than I thought they would be as well. I think the roller rear brake was damaged during shipment, as the heatsink thing wobbles and it appears chipped somewhere. But I'll get that checked out later, I never use the rear brake anyway.

I've spent more on accessories (brooks seat, fenders, computer, mirror, etc.) than I did on the bike. We'll see how it works out though, it's going to take awhile to break in and get used to my butt.

consumes

just unboxed mine .... nice looking .... just put the front disc on .... gonna mount the wheel next ... im breaking my disc bike cherry

consumes

couple things i've noticed .. maybe you guys can help me out

1. the chain is super tight and im certain it needs to be loosened up a bit

2. is it normal for front disc to rub alittle while the brake is not applied ......... i adjust the inner pad out 2 full turns to aid the installation of the wheel ....

thanks

MijnWraak

Yeah I loosened the chain a tad by removing the rear wheel nuts and sliding them forward. To do this, you must remove the screw and nut that holds the roller brake onto the chainstay. Be careful, that screw strips EASILY. Get the right bit for it, then replace it once it's off with a hex screw/locking nut + washers.

I didn't know you could adjust the inner pad, I just adjusted the entire alignment by loosening the two attachment screws, centering the rotor, then tightening again. After that I gently bent the rotor as straight as possible with gloves on. Just keep spinning the front wheel and adjusting where it hits before the rest of it.

The handlebars were at an awkward angle out of the box as well, so might want to check that and adjust it. I adjusted mine to be exactly center and feels pretty good.

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i brought the handlebars up quite a bit ... tweaked the brake levers ... they were lop sided ....

what is the little bottle of grease/ lube for ???

i loosened the caliper and readjusted .. but it looks like i'll have to bend the rotor like you did .....

borrowed the torque wrench from work .. to get everything to spec .....

does your rear hub runs smooth .. this is my 1st IGH .. it seems alittle noisey .. but maybe thats just the way they are ... my cheap alivio set on my trek 830 is super smooth in comparison

can't wait to ride it

MijnWraak

Whatd you do to the brake levers? I thought they were just cheapos, and didn't really do anything to them. I think the grease might be for the roller brake or IGH, cant remember (there's a small hole that says "grease" on it somewhere), but I hope it's not for the chain because I didn't lube that. I wish I had a torque wrench!

I'm pretty sure the hub just takes a couple rides to get broken in and running smooth, but this is my first IGH and Disc bike so maybe i'm just being optimistic haha.


I rode the bike to school, and it's so slow compared to my road bike! I don't really mind, but I can't wait to get my brooks saddle in so I can be a lot more comfortable.

consumes

that noise i heard went away when i lubed the chain .... duh !! mijnwraak .. you should definatley lube yours as well .. im using Finish Line wax lube

took it for a spin earlier .. bike rides really smooth ..... hardly any instructions came with this bike .... i adjusted the rear hub thanks to youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-IHIuSbRhY

.. but i know nothing about the roller brake and the avid bb5 instructions blow ... any ideas ??

MijnWraak

Lubing it now

Go on Avid's site, and there'll be a link somewhere to the BB5 manual/user service .PDFs. Basically, just loosen the two bolts that hold on to the 4 washers/spacers, adjust the alignment, then tighten. It suggests letting the brakes self-center by holding down the brake lever, but that didn't work for me so I had to manually center them. After it's centered, then the rotor must be adjusted (gently)

I'm kind of avoiding the roller brake for now - I thought it was rubbing a bit on every rotation, so I gave the cable more slack. Now it barely engages at the end of the stop, so I'll have to readjust, but I didn't want it rubbing for 10 miles.

DVC45

Any pics yet?
Come on, let us see it!

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not mine .. but this is exactly what it looks like ..handlebar tilt.... spot on

consumes

so you haven't found any literature about the roller brake ??....

the back rim is straight.... but my front will need alittle truing

MijnWraak

My dog didn't seem to care for the bike

DVC45

Why would he, when he got a branch and lots of white stuff to play with.

Nice bike and dog.


Good score guys!

consumes

very nice pics .. what brand/model of fenders are those ???... i wonder if they come in black ??

MijnWraak

SKS Longboard, they come in Creme, Silver, and Black. I didn't like the last black fenders I had, they seemed too tacky, so I went with silver. Obviously a dark gray wouldve been nicer, but hey nothings perfect And thanks for the compliments!

consumes

btw your saddles hangin alittle to the left

MijnWraak

Oh I know, I'm not even going to bother adjusting it. I can't stand foam seats, too much pressure on my manhood. Brooks is coming Monday

recumbenttoad

Dr. Goods back up on Bonktown for the next 15 minutes.

fotooutdoors

Anyone have an idea of what max tire clearance is? I would need to fit at least 40's in

consumes

there for sale again on Bonktown.com..... 13 minuted left

consumes

so what do you think of yours ??