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I recently had some work done on my bike. Since getting it back from the
shop it feels like it pulls to the right. The work I had done was related to
the drive on the right side of the bike and new parts were installed. Is it
possible that this has thrown off the bike's balance? Has anyone ever
experienced this? Is there anyway to check a bike's balance and then correct
it if it is off?

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wrote:
I recently had some work done on my bike. Since getting it back from the
shop it feels like it pulls to the right.

Were there any Bush posters in evidence at the shop?

The work I had done was related to
the drive on the right side of the bike and new parts were installed. Is
it
possible that this has thrown off the bike's balance? Has anyone ever
experienced this? Is there anyway to check a bike's balance and then
correct
it if it is off?

Make sure the frame is straight and that the wheels are centered in the
frame.

See:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/frame-spacing.html

Scroll down to the bottom and read "The String Method."

Art Harris

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wrote in message
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I recently had some work done on my bike. Since getting it back from the
shop it feels like it pulls to the right. The work I had done was related
to
the drive on the right side of the bike and new parts were installed. Is
it
possible that this has thrown off the bike's balance? Has anyone ever
experienced this? Is there anyway to check a bike's balance and then
correct
it if it is off?


The first thing I'd do is loosen the quick releases and re-seat the wheels
to make sure they didn't just fail to seat them in the dropouts correctly.
Also check the cable housings up around the handlebars. Are they binding
anywhere? I've had them cross in such a way that they just wedge against
each other when turning and it creates a strange resistance.

But I like the Bush poster comment. Did you hear Rush Limbaugh on the radio
at the shop?

Bob C.

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Something wrong with the angle of the front wheel.

On a bike with a bent frame you can sometimes fix the pulling right
or left by deliberately angling the wheel in the dropouts. Conversely
if the wheel is angled accidently in a straight frame it will pull
left or right.

I don't think the rear wheel has much effect on pulling, though it can
make the wheels not track each other. It's a second-order effect
otherwise.
--
Ron Hardin


On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.

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sstearns@main wrote: I recently had some work done on my bike. Since
getting it back from the shop it feels like it pulls to the
right(clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I have seen bicycles with one loaded pannier, certainly out of balance
more than yours could be, being ridden without difficulty. I have
ridden with an unbalanced load lashed to the rack, and all that
happens is that I shift my body weight and the angle of the frame to
compensate. I don't think your problem is caused by unbalanced
weight. Since you say that drive-train components were replaced, my
first thought is that the rear wheel was not fully engaged in the
dropouts when it was reinstalled. Certainly, if the rear wheel is set
at an angle, this would cause the bike to handle "funny."

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On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 10:23:59 +0000, sstearns wrote:

I recently had some work done on my bike. Since getting it back from the
shop it feels like it pulls to the right. The work I had done was related to
the drive on the right side of the bike and new parts were installed. Is it
possible that this has thrown off the bike's balance? Has anyone ever
experienced this? Is there anyway to check a bike's balance and then correct
it if it is off?

Pulling to one side would either be caused by alignment problems, fork or
frame, or maybe wheels that were not all the way in and straight before
they were clamped down.

One other thing might be the problem. If the work involved the handlebars
at all, say to replace a shifter, or even to raise the bars, it might be
that one of the brake cables is too tight, literally pulling the bike to
one side. It might also be shifters, depending on brand.

--

David L. Johnson

__o | Deserves death! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve
_`\(,_ | death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them?
(_)/ (_) | Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. -- J.
R. R. Tolkien

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clip) it might be that one of the brake cables is too tight, literally
pulling the bike to one side.(clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I don't agree with this part. If one of the wheels is out of line, it
would certainly make the bike "pull," but not due to brake drag. Even
if one brake pad is rubbing, the drag is felt as a torque retarding
the rotation, but it does not cause the wheel to turn the bike.

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I recently had some work done on my bike. Since getting it back from the
shop it feels like it pulls to the right. The work I had done was related to
the drive on the right side of the bike and new parts were installed.

Instead of us guessing ... what exactly did they fix and replace?

It's not top secret is it?

jw

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I think David meant one of the cables going up to the handlebars could be
too tight or snagged, and is pulling the bar to the right.

I dont' think he meant that a brake pad rubbon the one side is making the
bike pull to that side... because, exactly as you said.. that wouldn't work
anyways.

--
Mike Beauchamp
http://www.therevox.com - custom electro-theremins and stuff.
http://www.mikebeauchamp.com - mike's personal site.


"Leo Lichtman" wrote in message
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clip) it might be that one of the brake cables is too tight, literally
pulling the bike to one side.(clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I don't agree with this part. If one of the wheels is out of line, it
would certainly make the bike "pull," but not due to brake drag. Even
if one brake pad is rubbing, the drag is felt as a torque retarding
the rotation, but it does not cause the wheel to turn the bike.