I've been lucky; not much this summer in the way of "mechanicals" but one reared its head on my last ride, and I dealt with it again tonight.
My road bike is built on an 80s-era steel frame with horizontal (forward facing) dropouts (i.e. not track style). With the tremendous wattage* I pump out while standing on climbs I've pulled the wheel so the tire is rubbing on the left seat stay. I have a Shimano QR skewer that seems to be as tight as I want to make it.
Is it possible to add a toothed ring washer in there? Or I suppose I could just go with a bolt-on, allen head skewer (or have the axle swapped out). Suggestions?
...also my rear wheel's gone a little out of true but I can take care of that.
* actually I believe it is a lot of wattage, but it's neatly countered by my weight.
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I've been lucky; not much this summer in the way of "mechanicals" but one reared its head on my last ride, and I dealt with it again tonight.
My road bike is built on an 80s-era steel frame with horizontal (forward facing) dropouts (i.e. not track style). With the tremendous wattage* I pump out while standing on climbs I've pulled the wheel so the tire is rubbing on the left seat stay. I have a Shimano QR skewer that seems to be as tight as I want to make it.
Is it possible to add a toothed ring washer in there? Or I suppose I could just go with a bolt-on, allen head skewer (or have the axle swapped out). Suggestions?
...also my rear wheel's gone a little out of true but I can take care of that.
* actually I believe it is a lot of wattage, but it's neatly countered by my weight.
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