Weird Oscillation
08-20-08 | 06:57 PM
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Weird Oscillation
I'm not quite sure what the right word for this is... but picture the side to side oscillating motion of a wheel that's out of true. Now apply that same motion to a 6-speed IRD freewheel that is mounted to a wheel that is in true. The wheel spins fine, but there's a slight side to side oscillation in the freewheel. The wheelset and freewheel are both brand new. I got them to fix up an old Peugot mixte frame bike.
The freewheel was definitely threaded on correctly and as far as I can recall, the old freewheel did not have this kind of oscillation.
Any ideas?
The freewheel was definitely threaded on correctly and as far as I can recall, the old freewheel did not have this kind of oscillation.
Any ideas?
08-20-08 | 07:24 PM
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The Improbable Bulk
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I have noticed a little oscillation in freewheels before, and was concerned, but they worked fine.
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08-20-08 | 07:49 PM
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From: Atlanta, Georgia; Lewisburg Pennsyvania
Bikes: Jamis Satellite, Motobecane Fantom Cross UNO, Fuji Team singlespeed
I dont notice any on my vintage bikes, but my specialized MTB's 8 sp cassette (i think it is atleast) oscillates some
08-20-08 | 08:42 PM
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Normal.
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1971 Paramount P-13 Chrome
1973 Paramount P-15 Opaque Blue
1974 Raleigh Professional Blue Mink
1991 Waterford Paramount
Holland Titanium Dura Ace Group
Holland Titanium Ultegra Triple Group
08-21-08 | 09:14 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
The axle is stationary.
A modicum of cluster "float" is indeed perfectly normal.
A modicum of cluster "float" is indeed perfectly normal.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
