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kanewood14 04-12-10 01:55 PM

help with a problem on bike
 
hey everyone, just wondering if anyone could help me and tell me why my bike feels like it wants to pull it self to the side while riding it? please help!!!!

goatalope 04-12-10 02:25 PM

Try reseating the wheels and making sure they spin smoothly. Or a bent fork could cause this...run into any stationary objects recently?

bikinfool 04-12-10 02:31 PM

How about some background information? What kind of bike? Like goatalope wonders, did this start after a recent incident? My out of the blue guess: you're riding no handed and perhaps your cable/housings are pulling the bars to one side?

bikefreakvinnie 04-12-10 02:32 PM

Of course Sheldon Brown can be a big help for tricky ones like this:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/home.html
and heres another link:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/pull-side.html

dperreno 04-12-10 03:01 PM

Is your favorite bar located on that side of the road? Or your ex-wife's house on the other? Either could explain it.

kanewood14 04-13-10 09:02 AM

cheers ill try that :D

kanewood14 04-13-10 10:08 AM

its a gt tempest 3.0, no accident just bought it from someone who hasnt done anything with it accepot ride to work, but i just re greased my hubs and i know for sure it aint the frame.

anyone can help please!!!!

Chris Chicago 04-13-10 10:37 AM

it could be the wheels are not centered on the frame. check to see that the space between the wheel and the chainstay is the same on both sides. do the same for the seatstay. then make sure the front wheel is centered in the fork.

kanewood14 04-13-10 10:42 AM

thanks, is there a possible way t could be the headseat?


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