How to prevent putting wheel on backwards
12-10-15, 02:37 AM
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How to prevent putting wheel on backwards
I'm starting to feel a bit more confident, especially after one showed me a video on how to fix a flat. Part of it is you MUST go around the bleeding over and over a few times so that you don't install it wrong. You MUST.
But when I fixed a flat myself for the first time, I could not peddle. I brought it in and they told me that my wheel was on backwards. How do I avoid this? how do I know?
And the other question I have is you know those 2 pieces you use on each side to screw the wheel back on? Does it matter if one is on the left and the other is on the right or vice versa?
But when I fixed a flat myself for the first time, I could not peddle. I brought it in and they told me that my wheel was on backwards. How do I avoid this? how do I know?
And the other question I have is you know those 2 pieces you use on each side to screw the wheel back on? Does it matter if one is on the left and the other is on the right or vice versa?
12-10-15, 04:52 AM
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Front wheels don't have a "backwards". Most people prefer the QR lever to be on the non-drive side, but it doesn't matter.
Rear wheels do, but that's pretty obvious because the gears will be on the wrong side.
Now that your questions have been answered, please don't ask them again.
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Front wheels don't have a "backwards"
Rear wheels do, but that's pretty obvious because the gears will be on the wrong side.
Now that your questions have been answered, please don't ask them again.
Front wheels don't have a "backwards"
Rear wheels do, but that's pretty obvious because the gears will be on the wrong side.
Now that your questions have been answered, please don't ask them again.
12-10-15, 04:59 AM
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Gears, Sprockets, cogs ..... ya know, the things the chain connects to.
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Sadly, this thread doesn't have the potential of some of his previous. Perhaps DreamRider's star is fading...
EDIT: Oh, and for the record, I've found sometimes that it's the frame that's attached backwards. Puzzling...
EDIT: Oh, and for the record, I've found sometimes that it's the frame that's attached backwards. Puzzling...
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Have you checked if your LBS has a basic maintenance class you can take? Or is there a bike co-op nearby where you can work on your bike in a controlled environment?
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I always have the same problem when I travel below the equator. Takes a couple times to acclimate and get it right, ahhh..... no left.
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just go away, please
12-10-15, 06:37 AM
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Are you sure it was backwards? I bet the real problem is that you installed the wheel upside-down.
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I always store my bikes with the valve at the top so they stay pumped up better.
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To DreamRider85:
Take your bike to the bike shop. You have demonstrated repeatedly you are not capable of maintaining a bike on your own.
I am closing this thread. Your threads all become disruptive. Do NOT reopen this topic in another thread.
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Take your bike to the bike shop. You have demonstrated repeatedly you are not capable of maintaining a bike on your own.
I am closing this thread. Your threads all become disruptive. Do NOT reopen this topic in another thread.
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