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With the bike in the windtrainer, and the roller not connected,
when I spin the rear wheel and let it coast, the rear cluster seems to be off centre and wobbles a little bit. I can't think what this would be caused by. If the skewer was bent, even when coasting the cluster shouldn't wobble. Any hints or suggestions? Cheers Brendo |
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On 2006-11-16, Brendo wrote:
With the bike in the windtrainer, and the roller not connected, when I spin the rear wheel and let it coast, the rear cluster seems to be off centre and wobbles a little bit. I can't think what this would be caused by. If the skewer was bent, even when coasting the cluster shouldn't wobble. Any hints or suggestions? Cheers Brendo Hi; I've seen bikes where the freehub/hub connection has been borked, it that case the freehub could be wobbled on the hub. If the freehub is firmly connected and the wobble small I'd say it a sign of non-perfect manufacturing. If you can't feel it when you ride its probably not a problem. Cheers Joel |
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Joel Mayes wrote:
On 2006-11-16, Brendo wrote: With the bike in the windtrainer, and the roller not connected, when I spin the rear wheel and let it coast, the rear cluster seems to be off centre and wobbles a little bit. I can't think what this would be caused by. If the skewer was bent, even when coasting the cluster shouldn't wobble. Any hints or suggestions? Cheers Brendo Hi; I've seen bikes where the freehub/hub connection has been borked, it that case the freehub could be wobbled on the hub. If the freehub is firmly connected and the wobble small I'd say it a sign of non-perfect manufacturing. If you can't feel it when you ride its probably not a problem. Cheers Joel I've only noticed it while watching the rear wheel freewheeling. Nothing when riding it at all. I am a little concerned that it places stress on the hub where stress shouldn't be placed. |
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Brendo Wrote: With the bike in the windtrainer, and the roller not connected, when I spin the rear wheel and let it coast, the rear cluster seems to be off centre and wobbles a little bit. I can't think what this would be caused by. If the skewer was bent, even when coasting the cluster shouldn't wobble. Any hints or suggestions? Cheers Brendo Forgive me if this is obvious, but is the cluster tight? -- Shabby |
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Shabby wrote:
Forgive me if this is obvious, but is the cluster tight? Doesn't pedaling make it tight? Theo |
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Theo Bekkers Wrote: Shabby wrote: Forgive me if this is obvious, but is the cluster tight? Doesn't pedaling make it tight? Theo Only on a track bike..... I'm assuming it's not a track bike, because they rarely have clusters.... -- Shabby |
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Shabby wrote:
Theo Bekkers Wrote: Shabby wrote: Forgive me if this is obvious, but is the cluster tight? Doesn't pedaling make it tight? Only on a track bike..... Huh? My clusters screw on. Pedaling makes them tight. Theo |
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On 2006-11-16, Brendo wrote:
Joel Mayes wrote: On 2006-11-16, Brendo wrote: With the bike in the windtrainer, and the roller not connected, when I spin the rear wheel and let it coast, the rear cluster seems to be off centre and wobbles a little bit. I can't think what this would be caused by. If the skewer was bent, even when coasting the cluster shouldn't wobble. Any hints or suggestions? If you can't feel it when you ride its probably not a problem. Cheers Joel I've only noticed it while watching the rear wheel freewheeling. Nothing when riding it at all. I am a little concerned that it places stress on the hub where stress shouldn't be placed. I wouldn't worry about it, either the threaded area on the hub probably isn't perfectly parallel to the axle and this small error is magnified by the length of the cluster, or (and I should have thought of this last night) most clusters don't have a full compliment of ball bearings (they don't need one 'cause they never rotate under (much) load. The missing bearings can make it wobble as the cogs on the cluster aren't fully supported on the cluster's spindle. If it really bothers you read Sheldon Brown's description on servicing clusters and put extra bearings in, or remove a shim washer or two to tighten things up. Personally, I wouldn't worry about damaging the hub. Check to see if the cluster run straight when under load i.e. watch the cluster while you turn the cranks if it runs straight then relax. This is the only time when the cluster would put pressure on the hub. Cheers Joel |
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Brendo wrote: With the bike in the windtrainer, and the roller not connected, when I spin the rear wheel and let it coast, the rear cluster seems to be off centre and wobbles a little bit. I can't think what this would be caused by. If the skewer was bent, even when coasting the cluster shouldn't wobble. Any hints or suggestions? They all do this, but it's not generally a problem in practice. Sheldon "Not To Worry" Brown +---------------------------------------+ | There's nothing like not being dead | | to improve a fellow's outlook. | | -- Michael Flynn | +---------------------------------------+ Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041 http://harriscyclery.com Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com |
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