Make sure that your quick release is tight. And the axle is firmly in the drop outs. On both sides.
On Wed, Apr 28, 2021, 3:18 PM Leah Peterson <jonasandle...@gmail.com> wrote: > Friends, > > One last thing. The shop called. They flipped the wheel and say the light > is now responding really well but the wheel is still “notchy.” The mechanic > says he has worked on dyno before, never Schmidt SON, but other dyno and > while he remembers them being a bit stiff when spinning the wheel, this one > is “red flag notchy.” I have this old video of me spinning the wheel when > months ago, I was trying to find out if this was normal or not. I think > this is what he means. See below. > > Anyway, can anyone with SON confirm if their front wheel acts like mine in > the video below? We are conferring with Analog but will have to wait to > hear back. Meanwhile, I’m anxious to get my bike back. I’ve been riding my > Clem and it’s just not the same. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/133BACC4-9AF3-46B3-B043-CA2C522313F1%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/133BACC4-9AF3-46B3-B043-CA2C522313F1%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Apr 28, 2021, at 5:20 AM, Peter White <peterjwh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > There have been three versions of the SON hub for most bicycles. The first > was for rim brakes only, designed in the early 1990s. The spoke flanges > were polished aluminum, and they were connected by a black painted steel > center section, similar to the construction of the early Phil Wood hubs. > That version was made up until about 2003 or so. The next (2nd) version was > smaller and lighter and was all aluminum. It was available polished and > black anodized. It was also available for ISO disc. This version could have > the dynamo core and bearings removed by unscrewing the core with a special > tool. Because it can unscrew, the connectors must only be positioned on the > right side, lest vibration cause the core to unscrew. This is the only > version that must only have the connectors on the right side. The third > version, the current version, can have the connectors on either side, > unless it's a disc version, in which case the hub's orientation is dictated > by the location of the disc brake caliper. > > Leah's wheel can be mounted in either orientation. > > On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 5:14 PM Leah Peterson <jonasandle...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Interesting catch by Analog, after reviewing the photo: the wheel is >> backwards. The connector for the hub should be on the right side. The drive >> side. I can’t believe none of us noticed! I’ll call the shop and tell them >> to flip it. That’s a start. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Apr 25, 2021, at 12:34 PM, Leah Peterson <jonasandle...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> SON 28! >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Apr 25, 2021, at 12:20 PM, brian tester <brian.tes...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> Is the hub a SON Delux or a SON28? I ask because the Delux was >> technically developed for 20" wheel bikes, with higher rotation rates. >> While it works fine built into a larger diameter wheel (and will introduce >> less pedalling resitance and will weigh slightly less than the SON28,) it >> will produce less wattage as the the wheel diameter grows. So a 700c wheel >> with a fattish tire will make fewer rotations per foot than an ideal 20" >> wheel, therefore producing less watts. Add a tail light to the equation and >> the hub will be hard-pressed to bring the headlight to full brightness. >> >> The SON28, on the other hand, is recommended for larger diameter wheels >> and situations involving additional lighting, i.e. a tail light, and device >> charging via USB. Probably not exactly what you want to hear, if you do >> have the SON Delux, but it could go a long way toward explaining your >> frustrating lack of light. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/2Bte2sgNeQU/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bdd594f4-03bc-4114-ad98-705f43534531n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bdd594f4-03bc-4114-ad98-705f43534531n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/62B59BE9-7AEA-411D-BBAB-FCBBDD427D0E%40gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/62B59BE9-7AEA-411D-BBAB-FCBBDD427D0E%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > Peter White > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/2Bte2sgNeQU/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CA%2BD%3DXm_XY5AEBi-wwk93UTixzG1gdHnSoicbvRUShCTvHG5i9A%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CA%2BD%3DXm_XY5AEBi-wwk93UTixzG1gdHnSoicbvRUShCTvHG5i9A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/133BACC4-9AF3-46B3-B043-CA2C522313F1%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/133BACC4-9AF3-46B3-B043-CA2C522313F1%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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