problems with singlespeed bike
11-17-13 | 03:49 AM
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problems with singlespeed bike
hi guys, i have mtb frame with vertical dropout and i made it singlespeed without a tensioner but it needed a little scarping for the tension of the chain. but i have problems with centering the wheel now and sometimes when i tighten mu rear wheel it spins slower ( mu hub is brand new). i scarped the frame on the both sides. can i fix this?
11-17-13 | 06:56 AM
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Perhaps he means scraped, that is he filed the drop-outs a little. Sounds like he has problems centering the wheel and possibly has some issues with the wheel bearings tightening up if he cranks the wheel nuts.
11-17-13 | 01:02 PM
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Get a tensioner and the bearings in your hub are too tight. Nobody knows what scarping is.
11-17-13 | 02:08 PM
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11-17-13 | 05:47 PM
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11-17-13 | 06:15 PM
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Sounds like he filed/cut his dropouts. I'm guessing since he removed material to move his wheel further foward he likely created too much float space for the axle to move, which is causing alignment issues.
Sounds like you created more problems then you solved.
Sounds like you created more problems then you solved.
11-17-13 | 06:34 PM
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11-17-13 | 06:36 PM
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11-18-13 | 08:01 AM
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11-18-13 | 09:09 PM
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11-18-13 | 09:50 PM
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