Tire fitting issue....
08-17-10, 07:12 PM
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Tire fitting issue....
So, I just got my Kilo TT.
Got my new Gatorskins.
Mounted them, rear is fine. Front rubs on the underside of the brake caliper.....WTH...
I am at a loss if there is anything I can do besides change the tire or the caliper....and it will be the tire as I have a few older tires with life in them.
New tire is a 700x25... any advice?
Got my new Gatorskins.
Mounted them, rear is fine. Front rubs on the underside of the brake caliper.....WTH...
I am at a loss if there is anything I can do besides change the tire or the caliper....and it will be the tire as I have a few older tires with life in them.
New tire is a 700x25... any advice?
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This might be stupid...
Try to switch the rear tire to the front and see if it will make any difference.
Since tires sizing are not always 100% accurate, your rear tire might be smaller than the front.
Try to switch the rear tire to the front and see if it will make any difference.
Since tires sizing are not always 100% accurate, your rear tire might be smaller than the front.
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sandpaper that sh*t until the tire clears.
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Just looked again, I 'think' most or even all of the rubbing is the 'extra' tire bit from the injection molding, that will where off in a few miles so I might just try to ride it a little and see if it fixes itself.
08-18-10, 08:46 AM
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the brakes that comes with the Kilo TT off BD has a very weird fit. I took a look when my friend bought his kilo back in May. If u swap the front brake for a cheapo Tektro front brake off bikeisland, ur tires will clear. Otherwise, what I did for my friend as a quick fix is just make the brake arms very close to the rim. When the arms are closer, the underside of the axle lifts a little. Just enough to clear his tires. Just that his brakes became really really responsive. So that's a quick fix if u wanna go that route. But my friend was running 23s. I'm not sure about 25s.
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