Rear wheel mounting. Left side more forward then right?
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Rear wheel mounting. Left side more forward then right?
I have a new 2007 Fuju Touring to carry me (280ish) and my panniers 20ish miles a day. I haven't asked my LBS about this issue yet because from experience I have concerns about either their overall knowledge or just the quality of their work. The bike hasn't been dropped/crashed and has roughly 500 miles on it. My question is
Is it normal for one side of the axle to be more forward in the dropout then the other or could i have wheel or frame issues?
Why I am concerned.
Shortly after getting my bike I put Mr. Tuffy liners in under the tires and when I put the rear wheel back in the left side of the axle was more forward in the dropout then the right side to make the wheel go forward.
About 300 miles on the bike I got Marathon Plus tires and mounted them with the Mr Tuffy liners same left side forward thing. The tires with the bike felt really cheap and the Marathons had reflective sidewalls :-)
Today I'm going down a moderate rolling hill at the end of my commute and the bikes rear starts going all squirrely. I check and the tires if fine. No spokes are broken and the wheel isn't wobbly. Next hill same thing so I pull off again and see the wheel is closer to the left chainstay.
I end up resetting the wheel again so it is facing straight with the rest of the bike. I'm not sure if the quick release just decided to slip or if there is a developing problems. I don't known if I am moving it more and more forward or not.
I remember the only other time I had to adjust the rear wheel is when one of the rear spokes popped. The tire just jammed into the left chainstay at that point or maybe the spoke broke because the tire jammed into the chainstay it happened pretty suddenly when moving away from a stop sign. Yeah I know what was I doing stopping at a stopsign.
Is it normal for one side of the axle to be more forward in the dropout then the other or could i have wheel or frame issues?
Why I am concerned.
Shortly after getting my bike I put Mr. Tuffy liners in under the tires and when I put the rear wheel back in the left side of the axle was more forward in the dropout then the right side to make the wheel go forward.
About 300 miles on the bike I got Marathon Plus tires and mounted them with the Mr Tuffy liners same left side forward thing. The tires with the bike felt really cheap and the Marathons had reflective sidewalls :-)
Today I'm going down a moderate rolling hill at the end of my commute and the bikes rear starts going all squirrely. I check and the tires if fine. No spokes are broken and the wheel isn't wobbly. Next hill same thing so I pull off again and see the wheel is closer to the left chainstay.
I end up resetting the wheel again so it is facing straight with the rest of the bike. I'm not sure if the quick release just decided to slip or if there is a developing problems. I don't known if I am moving it more and more forward or not.
I remember the only other time I had to adjust the rear wheel is when one of the rear spokes popped. The tire just jammed into the left chainstay at that point or maybe the spoke broke because the tire jammed into the chainstay it happened pretty suddenly when moving away from a stop sign. Yeah I know what was I doing stopping at a stopsign.
06-06-07, 11:03 AM
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I had a similar problem ie, rear wheel gradually moving towards one of the chainstays. I tightened the quick-release about 1/16th of a turn, rode a little then checked it again, and repeat until it is tight enough. To my hands, tight enough feels quite snug. I hope this helps.
06-06-07, 11:32 AM
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Thanks just hoping it wasn't some sign of a catastrophic failure to come. I probably just didn't tighten it enough when I did my recent tire swap and it shifted since accellerating my huge load up hills at high speeds probably puts some stress on it. It is a great bike but I think it isn't made for heavy touring with heavy people.
Twas just concerned about one side being deeper in the dropout then the other. Perhaps one dropout is just longer though and I shouldn't be concerned.
Wheel seems to run straight with no wobble since the good wrench at the LBS fixed the spoke.
Just gotta avoid the bad ones that put too long of bolts in my bike rack and dont' know how to tighten a quill stem. 
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Twas just concerned about one side being deeper in the dropout then the other. Perhaps one dropout is just longer though and I shouldn't be concerned.
Wheel seems to run straight with no wobble since the good wrench at the LBS fixed the spoke.
Just gotta avoid the bad ones that put too long of bolts in my bike rack and dont' know how to tighten a quill stem. Summer help
