[RBW] Re: thump thump thump thump
Or your brake pad mounting bolts might have those curvy washers in them so you can easily toe in the pads and then tighten the pad bolts without having to bend the caliper arms. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: thump thump thump thump
I'll third that it sounds like the rim is worn out. Feeling around the brake track, does it feel concave? If so, that's another sign that it's worn out and on the edge of failure. In any case, I'd take it to the LBS for a second opinion, and probably a new rim. On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 9:41:28 PM UTC-7, Lynne Fitz wrote: my front wheel when braking. Headset and brakes (Silvers) are not loose. Rim is 650b Aerohead (yeah). It has probably 16000 miles on it, and it is worn some. Right by the seam, the rim is about a mm fatter; I can hold the brakes constant, spin the wheel, and it catches right at the seam, even though the seam is wonderfully smooth. Don't see any cracks in the rim. Thoughts? Time for a new front rim? Really, the whole front end kind of shudders! -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: thump thump thump thump
Lynne, I'd give a call to Jude at SugarWheelWorks (http://www.sugarwheelworks.com/). Her shop is over on Williams in No Po. She'll be able to tell what is going on and she builds beautiful wheels. Dennis in PDX On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 9:41:28 PM UTC-7, Lynne Fitz wrote: my front wheel when braking. Headset and brakes (Silvers) are not loose. Rim is 650b Aerohead (yeah). It has probably 16000 miles on it, and it is worn some. Right by the seam, the rim is about a mm fatter; I can hold the brakes constant, spin the wheel, and it catches right at the seam, even though the seam is wonderfully smooth. Don't see any cracks in the rim. Thoughts? Time for a new front rim? Really, the whole front end kind of shudders! -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: thump thump thump thump
Rim time. If the rim suddenly splits, the results are ugly. If you can detect that significant a difference, a lot of metal is gone. dougP On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 9:41:28 PM UTC-7, Lynne Fitz wrote: my front wheel when braking. Headset and brakes (Silvers) are not loose. Rim is 650b Aerohead (yeah). It has probably 16000 miles on it, and it is worn some. Right by the seam, the rim is about a mm fatter; I can hold the brakes constant, spin the wheel, and it catches right at the seam, even though the seam is wonderfully smooth. Don't see any cracks in the rim. Thoughts? Time for a new front rim? Really, the whole front end kind of shudders! -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: thump thump thump thump
Hi Lynne, Sounds like you've done a good job going down the checklist, but here's what I'd do before building a new wheel. File the brake pads so that any little metal shards are out of the picture, then I'd give a bit of angle to the pads, so instead of looking like this | | when you look down at them, they'll look like this / \ but not as extreme. This will make it so the trailing edge of the pad (since the top of the tire is moving away from you) makes contact with the rim first, rather than the leading edge. That'll eliminate the hard edge of the pad as a possible reason at least. You can do this yourself with an adjustable wrench by bending the arms of the brake (assuming you have caliper brakes), but your LBS probably has the Park tool designed for this very thing. Hopefully that works! If not, we'll come up with a plan B. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
