Quick release wheel problem — 2462 Km.
by Steve ~ September 22nd, 2007. Filed under: Maintenance & Repairs.Not much to report. I have noticed that the quick release rear wheel does not work perfectly with the horizontal dropouts. High torque will cause the wheel to slide out of alignment. I’ve had to stop while riding a couple of times in the past week to realign the wheel and tighten it. This is a problem I brought upon myself. It never occurred to me that QR wheels would not work well with these dropouts. I don’t know if changing the spindle and qr release for a hex tightened spindle will help. In any event, I’m looking for a solution.
Other than that, the bike is serviceable. I find myself wanting to ride it less, though, as the recreational cycling season winds down. I want to be on my good bikes as often as possible. A large part of it is the uncertainty of the SC1800… or rather, the certainty that some niggling problem will arise that could disrupt an otherwise enjoyable ride. Most times nothing will happen, but when the possibility is there you dwell on it.
September 25th, 2007 at 11:12 am
Just put the axle out of your old wheel into it - problem solved! ;-)
BTH
September 25th, 2007 at 11:24 am
I thought of that, but the old axle isn’t in the best of shape. Still, it may be worth it so that I don’t have to keep adjusting the QR.
September 25th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
I’ve got a box full of them, many still in greasy, rusted hubs. ;-)
I’d post you one, but I expect you’ll be better off getting one locally (they’re pretty inexpensive).
BTH
September 25th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
re:”the uncertainty of the SC1800…”
I’m not looking forward to going back to the Supercycle for exactly that reason… The new bike has 700km on it… and I ride without a care in the world now. I look at the Supercycle sitting and waiting for it’s turn… and well…
September 26th, 2007 at 11:42 am
Maybe it’s time to pass it on to a new owner? There’s always somebody around who’ll gratefully accept it (laptop computers are like that, too!)
BTH