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Old 04-27-24, 05:51 PM
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jdawginsc 
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Originally Posted by Strawbunyan
Brought the bike to work with me today to get some test rides in on nicer roads. Stood up to get up a hill and suddenly the bike just stopped moving. I checked to see if maybe the brakes were sticking or rubbing. Upon closer inspection i found the back wheel to be completly locked up. It had twisted in its the drop outs it seems and was jammed against the frame of the bike. I loosened the QR and got it straightened enough to start moving again enough to roll it back to my car and it seems no matter what i do here it doesnt want to stay centered in the triangle. And when i clamp it down it squeezes the triangle in quite a bit. I adjusted ot straight with those little screws in the drops and stuck it back in the car. I think ultimatly ibmay not have had it tight enough (i have a bad habit of over tightening things so I am trying to avoid that)and it pulled it hard when i put the power down, unsure. Will do more testing and give results.
Sounds exactly what may have happened.

As far as the rear drops pinching a bit, I spread them to 128 and then realigned them....I believe, so that both 126 and 130 spaced hubs could be used.
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