my bike is doing my head in
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I have a rather nice Claude Butler Criterium road bike which I use to commute to work.
About a week ago I got a puncher - no big deal. I couldn't really be doing with repairing the inner for the sake of 4 squids, so I went and purchased a new inner tube from Evans.
I fitted this and blew the tyre up, and all seemed fine. However I went out for a ride and the bloody thing feels very lumpy - as if there is something stuck in the tyre or I am constantly going over a bump.
Is this common with road tyres? If so how can I sort it out?
Also, the second issue is that of the quick release wheels. I am finding it very hard to strike a happy medium when fitting the wheel back between it feeling safe and the lever not being loose and fitting it so as that the wheel is fitted too tight and doesn’t spin ‘freely’.
Anyone care to help out an idiot?
ta
About a week ago I got a puncher - no big deal. I couldn't really be doing with repairing the inner for the sake of 4 squids, so I went and purchased a new inner tube from Evans.
I fitted this and blew the tyre up, and all seemed fine. However I went out for a ride and the bloody thing feels very lumpy - as if there is something stuck in the tyre or I am constantly going over a bump.
Is this common with road tyres? If so how can I sort it out?
Also, the second issue is that of the quick release wheels. I am finding it very hard to strike a happy medium when fitting the wheel back between it feeling safe and the lever not being loose and fitting it so as that the wheel is fitted too tight and doesn’t spin ‘freely’.
Anyone care to help out an idiot?
ta
Have you left a tyre lever in the tyre or folded the inner tube up inside the tyre?
Sounds like the wheel needs some attention if doing up the quick release makes the hub bind. Your best bet is to take the bike into your local bike shop at a quiet time (ie not a Saturday or Sunday lunchtime / afternoon) and show them the problem. Or perhaps a local PHer could pop by for a looky - where are you in the world?
Sounds like the wheel needs some attention if doing up the quick release makes the hub bind. Your best bet is to take the bike into your local bike shop at a quiet time (ie not a Saturday or Sunday lunchtime / afternoon) and show them the problem. Or perhaps a local PHer could pop by for a looky - where are you in the world?
is the bead seated correctly in the rim? Spin the wheel, and see if the tire is wobbly. If so, deflate and reinflate. I have some Schwalbe Marathons that are a b
h to get seated properly. I've been told that a smear of washing up liquid around the inside of the rim helps it find it's place.
h to get seated properly. I've been told that a smear of washing up liquid around the inside of the rim helps it find it's place.If i've got time, I inflate slightly and then physically pull at the tyre in the places where the beaded section of the wall too low, and the weaker part inside the rim. Then I inflate to desired pressure. Funnily enough I had a puncture this morning and assumed that it was slow because I didn't notice it being even slightly flat when I got home on Sunday...so I pumped it up (no time to mess about doing it properly) intending to repair the puncture at work. I'm home now, still with a slow puncture!
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