rh100
Well-Known Member
well, a brief one anyway, should have only consisted of pumping up the tyres.
I noticed that the spring on the QR end of the front skewer had started to unravel itself and had about half an inch sticking out. I'm thinking that the spring is only to assist the two ends separating when loosening the skewer, is this correct? However - I decided to cannibalise the mountain bike as that had a new skewer not long ago - are the skewers the same size for mountain bike (26") and hybrid (700c) wheels? It seems to fit ok, but should I buy a specific one for the hybrid. I realise I could have just changed the spring but thought I may aswell put a shiney new QR on aswell.
When I refitted the wheel, I noticed it wasn't spinning very well, even worse when the skewer was done up. I took it off and spun it whilst holding the nuts, I could feel it was rough and could hear it too - I'm guessing something to do with the bearings. Now the wheels need replacing when funds allow due to flat spots etc, but is it worth running them into the ground or is it a cheap fix to mend the bearings for now? If I run them into the ground, would it be something that could throw me off when they fail or will they just grind to a halt?
I noticed that the spring on the QR end of the front skewer had started to unravel itself and had about half an inch sticking out. I'm thinking that the spring is only to assist the two ends separating when loosening the skewer, is this correct? However - I decided to cannibalise the mountain bike as that had a new skewer not long ago - are the skewers the same size for mountain bike (26") and hybrid (700c) wheels? It seems to fit ok, but should I buy a specific one for the hybrid. I realise I could have just changed the spring but thought I may aswell put a shiney new QR on aswell.
When I refitted the wheel, I noticed it wasn't spinning very well, even worse when the skewer was done up. I took it off and spun it whilst holding the nuts, I could feel it was rough and could hear it too - I'm guessing something to do with the bearings. Now the wheels need replacing when funds allow due to flat spots etc, but is it worth running them into the ground or is it a cheap fix to mend the bearings for now? If I run them into the ground, would it be something that could throw me off when they fail or will they just grind to a halt?