Originally Posted by
BCRider
First, there is only one position for your wheel axle and quick release to be. And that is fully seated in both sides of the dropouts. THis is not a place to "play" with positioning the wheel. Loosen the QR and let the bike "fall" fully onto the axle and then tighten the QR.
Useful information. I pretty much just shove the thing through there and flip the lever, if it locks firmly it's good; otherwise I mess with the nut on the other side so the handle closes firmly, but not excessively tight. I wasn't aware there was any more to it than that.
Originally Posted by
BCRider
It's likely that if you have not ever had your wheels tensioned and trued and the bike is an off the rack model that it's high time to get someone to go over them since you're obviously a newbie to working on your bike.
Yes this is a brand new bike, a couple months old. I doubt the bike shop I bought it from knows how to properly true a wheel. I've gone over this a few times in other threads; I'm not going back to them anymore. I found a better one.
Originally Posted by
pdlamb
The $20 choice (at my LBS, some places are a lot more) is to ask the LBS to re-true the wheel. The price might drop to $10, a plate of brownies, and a 2 liter Mountain Dew.
I'm not a chick, brownies don't work.