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Hey folk,
my charge plug doesn't seem to be running so smooth anymore. The rear wheel seems to be coming in to contact with the brake pads once or twice per rotation, which is causing friction and slowing me down. I've had to slacken the rear brake off for now to allow the wheel free rotation all of the time but would like to resolve the problem as A) this wasn't happening before so I know something has changed / deteriorated and B) I'd like to tighten my brakes up again so they're giving a quicker response.
The wheel doesn't look buckled, it's hard to tell visually unless completely egged I think. Could the rim be warped? That sounds silly. I'm sure the wheel is centralised but I'm not an expert, I've guaged it by a fingers width in-between the frame and rim as well as by eye.
Apologies if you think I'm being silly or naive. . . I have to confess although not thick as pig snot I am a bit of a newbie to fixed gear bikes. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Mark
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Got ya Kerley, that does help.
I've checked out the Halo Ed and it seems to be around £35, which isn't the cheapest out there but if it's very good for the money, I'm definitely going to consider it.
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Ok cool, thanks
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Perhaps a better picture. . .
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Thanks a million for the advice guys. Turns out my bike is actually a 2013 Charge Plug 3 Special edition that had hub gears but was then given different wheels and converted to fixie. . . which makes it more like a Charge Plug 1.
ORIGNAL: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/charge-plug-3-special-edition-2013/
It's a bit of a mongrel (in terms of Charge models) with different bars, colours, rims and added cable routing fasteners underneath. As a result there's a few things I want to change including the saddle and grips to a less stand-out colour of black (anyone want to swap) and more importantly the addition a freewheel as it didn't come with one as per the Charge Plug 1. However I do love the bike and it certainly a solid, cohesive feeling machine to ride. I have had to tighten up a few things over the last couple of weeks on a couple of occasions (chain, stem, brakes), I will keep an eye on this and hopefully it'll prove to be just settling in.
I'm wondering about gear ratios. . . so far I'm happy after riding on a few different gradients that I feel like it's an all round efficient ride although down-hill I could really fly even more so with either a different ratio or going single speed. Any help there would be much appreciated! I must say though it was an experience riding fixed for the first time and I'm still not 100% confident not being able to coast or cornering if the pedal hits the ground at high speeds with the instability that gives.
Cheers!
Mark
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Oh yeah. Apart from build quality = reliability I'm guessing you can feel a difference in performance?
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Thanks yoav.
I notice Brick Lane bikes have one in for £20 and I've heard that the thread size on the hub is pretty universal so as you say any freewheel should fit on my flip-flop hub.
Northern Musician Man