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Listing to the left on coker
ntappin wrote: Don't worry about it, the tire is great, and tires don't really have anything to do with listing anyways... unless you made a triangular offset tire. Haha ok great! I was just thinking that because of the nightrider's much higher 65 psi rating, and the fact that because of this, there will be less tire contact with the ground, that it might "magnify" any "listing" that might otherwise not be noticeable with the TA. But I guess that if the tire -is- partially the reason for any listing that might occur, then the nightrider would lessen any listing, (due to less contact with the road) not increase it! Yay! -- MuniAddict 'UniGeezer.com' (http://unigeezer.com/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MuniAddict's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12920 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44540 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Listing to the left on coker
I had a similar problem of having to lean to the left when riding on the right side of a crowned road. I discovered that if I rode on the left side of the road where the road sloped to the left I was able to ride upright without having to lean. Of course riding on the left side of the road is not an option so I tried turning the wheel around and swapping sides with the cranks. Now when I ride on the right side of a crowned road it is much more comfortable. It seems that the dishing of the wheel or the alignment of the frame favors the current set up. -- munimag ------------------------------------------------------------------------ munimag's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16425 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44540 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Listing to the left on coker
podzol wrote: Been noticing I feel I'm always leaning to the left on my coker, like I am always fighting a tendency to turn. It is the case even on level surfaces with no wind. I've checked the seat and its straight to my eye. I have a Torker air saddle on it. Any ideas? Anyone else have this trouble? Here's my 2 cents, I was thinking about posting this info anyway, so here's another possibility I have discovered through my own experiments (I know someone covered this in another thread at some point or another). I purchased a used coker w/ a homebuilt frame, and one leg of the fork was slightly longer than the other, causing the tire to be closer to one side of the frame than the other. I noticed that this was making me constantly fight a left-hand turn, fatigue, sore arms and torqing my one leg badly. I wasn't going to bother re-welding the frame (which was gonna be replaced anyway), so I made aluminum shims out of a soda can to even the legs out, and it made a world of difference! I completely forgot this until recently when I noticed that on smooth pavement, or long xc rides, my muni torqued my right leg really bad (I didn't have this problem on any of my other unis at this point). I checked the fork, and sure enough the the rim rode closer to one side than the other. Several shims later, problem solved. Even a small difference may make a difference, however my current frame Is slightly off, but apparently not enough to matter. Lastly, I have seen frames where the seat tube actually wasn't perfectly square to the crown and this would also have the same effect. If that's the case, the frame should be replaced under warranty. -hope this helps -- OneWheelLess Seriously, the other wheel just fell off one day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OneWheelLess's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16793 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/44540 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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