12-30-2007, 07:37 PM
[quote Kiva][quote h']I have a bunch:
-A Gary Fisher mountain bike I bought off the street-- I didn't know a bike could be such a complete lemon; it's currently unrideable because the rear wheel hits the frame . . .
Did you take it in? Assuming the wheel is true, that sounds like it's "out of dish"...basically, the wheel isn't sitting in there right. A tech can fix that.
kiva
There's no "taking it in" -- I know as much as many bike mechanics, and have access to a ton of mechanic friends as well.
The problem is the axle is bent; and this is a cheap wheel with a freewheel instead of a cassette so finding a replacement part is barely worth it. The frame also has in incredible amount of flex (especially considering it's aluminum). This is a "Tarpon", maybe 2-3 years old, was in new condition. But a bunch of totally stupid problems preceded this one . . . . the left crank falling off and being ruined was the best; I definitely got what I paid for (and a few weeks of a very good workout before I realized why it was so hard to pedal . . .)
In the meantime I found a 95-ish Trek 930 in like new condition for $200, and have gone back to my crusty but reliablemid-90s steel Gary Fisher for the winter.
-A Gary Fisher mountain bike I bought off the street-- I didn't know a bike could be such a complete lemon; it's currently unrideable because the rear wheel hits the frame . . .
Did you take it in? Assuming the wheel is true, that sounds like it's "out of dish"...basically, the wheel isn't sitting in there right. A tech can fix that.
kiva
There's no "taking it in" -- I know as much as many bike mechanics, and have access to a ton of mechanic friends as well.
The problem is the axle is bent; and this is a cheap wheel with a freewheel instead of a cassette so finding a replacement part is barely worth it. The frame also has in incredible amount of flex (especially considering it's aluminum). This is a "Tarpon", maybe 2-3 years old, was in new condition. But a bunch of totally stupid problems preceded this one . . . . the left crank falling off and being ruined was the best; I definitely got what I paid for (and a few weeks of a very good workout before I realized why it was so hard to pedal . . .)
In the meantime I found a 95-ish Trek 930 in like new condition for $200, and have gone back to my crusty but reliablemid-90s steel Gary Fisher for the winter.