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June 16th 07, 07:19 PM
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"listing" I found out why! (in my case anyway)
MuniAddict wrote: I tried Jim's shim idea; it took FOUR pepsi alum strips to get it centered, or at least very close to centered. The strips are quite thin, so maybe 4 isn't that much. It could very well be the frame, because Amy said the radial frame has to be "bent" out to accomodate the wide hub! Terry, do me a favor and make sure your spoke holes were drilled correctly. On my rim, the left most spokes are closer to the edge then the right most spokes. My spoke holes were drilled offset to the left by a couple millimeters, just make sure your's isn't the same. -- Brian O. mscalisi wrote: We only need one 36" rim, one that doesn't suck. A properly sized KH rim (like the 29er only larger) would be awesome. 'ProjectUNI' (http://www.otherworldsociety.org/projectuni) - The Unicyclist PC Game - In Early Development. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brian O.'s Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10744 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/61767 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com 
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#12
June 16th 07, 08:18 PM
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"listing" I found out why! (in my case anyway)
MuniAddict wrote: I tried Jim's shim idea; it took FOUR pepsi alum strips to get it centered, or at least very close to centered. The strips are quite thin, so maybe 4 isn't that much. It could very well be the frame, because Amy said the radial frame has to be "bent" out to accomodate the wide hub! You can try another material thats thicker, Don't be worried about the thickness of the shim, you can fit a lot in there before you start to raise the lip above the bearing. -- Evan Byrne ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Evan Byrne's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9367 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/61767 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
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June 16th 07, 08:41 PM
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"listing" I found out why! (in my case anyway)
Brian O. wrote: Terry, do me a favor and make sure your spoke holes were drilled correctly. On my rim, the left most spokes are closer to the edge then the right most spokes. My spoke holes were drilled offset to the left by a couple millimeters, just make sure your's isn't the same. I checked teh spokes and they all appear to be symmetrical. I think though that one one side, the spokes were tightened more, causing this problem which seems to be that the hub/axle is higher on one side, making shimming necessary to level it out and center the wheel to the frame. I emailed John and Amy, and hoefully they will ultimately fix this problem. Btw, the painting would have nothing to do with this alignment problem, plus no paint whatsoever was applied to the underside of the bearing caps. -- MuniAddict "On Earth it would be...12 noon" (Twilight zone episode, "To serve man.") My Videos: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=ttt8699 My favorite FG clip: http://tinyurl.com/28847b ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MuniAddict's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12920 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/61767 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
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June 16th 07, 09:27 PM
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"listing" I found out why! (in my case anyway)
MuniAddict wrote: I checked teh spokes and they all appear to be symmetrical. I think though that one one side, the spokes were tightened more, causing this problem which seems to be that the hub/axle is higher on one side, making shimming necessary to level it out and center the wheel to the frame. I emailed John and Amy, and hoefully they will ultimately fix this problem. Btw, the painting would have nothing to do with this alignment problem, plus no paint whatsoever was applied to the underside of the bearing caps. Another "btw". I would think it a normal expectation (especially on an airfoil wheel build by Kovachi) that the wheel on your newly arrived Coker or *any* higher end uni, would be to have a wheel that is true and centered. Is this a fair expectation? Seems like a no-brainer to me. If the problem is the wheel dish, as you describe, you're best just fixing it yourself; it'll take 10 minutes. It should be fixed by tightening spokes, not by shimming the bearings. -- tholub ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tholub's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/804 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/61767 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
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June 16th 07, 11:19 PM
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Ok, my wheel is a bit off-centre too. I just thought that this was 'normal' and it was all good. I can still ride mine and i dont see it as any great problem???? It isnt too evident in the photo, it looks a bit worse in real life... Should i live with it as i dont think it has too much alteration on my riding, or could i have changed my riding without really knowing to compensate for this? Thanks J +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: IMG_0232.JPG | |Download: http://www.unicyclist.com/attachment/20615 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- mill_mobile ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mill_mobile's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14584 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/61767 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
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June 16th 07, 11:49 PM
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Mill_Mobile, if you are off center its very minimal because from that picture I certainly can't tell. If you aren't having trouble riding I'd say you are fine. -- Brian O. mscalisi wrote: We only need one 36" rim, one that doesn't suck. A properly sized KH rim (like the 29er only larger) would be awesome. 'ProjectUNI' (http://www.otherworldsociety.org/projectuni) - The Unicyclist PC Game - In Early Development. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brian O.'s Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10744 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/61767 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
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June 17th 07, 01:03 AM
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"listing" I found out why! (in my case anyway)
Mine was the exact same way. When I took the wheel off to put new cranks on I was especially careful to tighten each of those nuts at the bottom of the frame evenly..checking every so often to make sure it was going on center. Now it's perfectly center. Try taking it off and adjusting those nuts. Also..the slightly off-center wheel like that most likely isn't the cause of your "listing" -- Chexjc www.myspace.com/thelostguitarist AIM: Guitardude88 Check out my videos! http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=JasonCheckla ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chexjc's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13511 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/61767 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
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June 17th 07, 04:25 AM
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"listing" I found out why! (in my case anyway)
Chexjc wrote: Mine was the exact same way. When I took the wheel off to put new cranks on I was especially careful to tighten each of those nuts at the bottom of the frame evenly..checking every so often to make sure it was going on center. Now it's perfectly center. Try taking it off and adjusting those nuts. * Also..the slightly off-center wheel like that most likely isn't the cause of your "listing"* Well, first it wasn't slightly off-center; it was waaaay off-center! And since shimming, and then riding it "listing-free" for 25 miles today-I'd say that it was *_definitely_* the cause of the listing!  -- MuniAddict "On Earth it would be...12 noon" (Twilight zone episode, "To serve man.") My Videos: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=ttt8699 My favorite FG clip: http://tinyurl.com/28847b ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MuniAddict's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12920 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/61767 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
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June 17th 07, 06:27 AM
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So did you try flipping the wheel around as others suggested to find out whether it's the frame or the wheel? If it's the wheel, you should fix that instead of shimming the frame. -- boo radley User CP - Edit Options - Uncheck: Show Signatures - Save Changes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ boo radley's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10484 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/61767 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
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#20
June 17th 07, 06:30 AM
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"listing" I found out why! (in my case anyway)
boo radley wrote: So did you try flipping the wheel around as others suggested to find out whether it's the frame or the wheel? If it's the wheel, you should fix that instead of shimming the frame. MuniAddict wrote: I tried flipping the whel around, but to no avail. It was in his first post. lol -- Jerrick ~*~!I ride for Christ, Fun, Challenges, and a lot more!~*~ '!Gallery!' (http://tinyurl.com/gf2g9) '!MRIS!' (http://tinyurl.com/jjjnz) 'Easy Tire Removal Guide.' (http://tinyurl.com/rd9ru) My sponsor '~!SIXSIXONE!~' (http://sixsixone.com/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jerrick's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11632 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/61767 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
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