Roboco
Member
I took the front and rear wheels off and had new tires mounted at the local shop. I got he rear back on with little or no problem. The front however is a different story. My first question is, does it matter which way the wheel goes on or are both side identical? I mounted the wheel and one of the calipers was very difficult to line up. I finally got it positioned and tightened everything up. At this point rolling the bike had a little bit of resistance from the front tire. I thought nothing of it thinking maybe the brake pads were a bit tight on the disks.
I took it out for a test ride and things seemed ok. I pulled back in to the garage and the front wheel smelled hot. I felt the disks and the side I had trouble with was blazing hot while the other side felt normal. So this morning I decided I will ride it to work,. I fired her up and decided to give the bike a once over. I noticed that the bolts holding the calipers on the front were all loose. I know I tightened them up before the test ride. I tightened them up snug and tried to roll the bike out of the garage. There was so much reisitance in the front that the front tire was almost locked up. I pulled the front brake lever to see if it felt normal. It has way too much play. Something definitely isnt right.
So, back to the original question, is it possible the front wheel needs to be reversed?
I took it out for a test ride and things seemed ok. I pulled back in to the garage and the front wheel smelled hot. I felt the disks and the side I had trouble with was blazing hot while the other side felt normal. So this morning I decided I will ride it to work,. I fired her up and decided to give the bike a once over. I noticed that the bolts holding the calipers on the front were all loose. I know I tightened them up before the test ride. I tightened them up snug and tried to roll the bike out of the garage. There was so much reisitance in the front that the front tire was almost locked up. I pulled the front brake lever to see if it felt normal. It has way too much play. Something definitely isnt right.
So, back to the original question, is it possible the front wheel needs to be reversed?