Cyclist33
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- Warrington
Hi
Don't have a clue how to define or describe this issue so here goes!
I have this issue on the stock wheels that came with my cannondale quick, about 1500 miles ago.
Although the wheels seem perfectly true both head-on and in side profile, the braking is very "soft", that is to say it takes quite a bit of force to pull up on the back even with brand new (but rubbed-in) back cartridge brakes and with a still-padded front brake I get almost no braking at all. By comparison, with exactly the same brake setup on my spare, racing, wheels, there is a clear and controlled bite.
Knowing nothing about these things whatsoever, I have imagined that it might just be that all the spokes have lost their tension, such that the wheels, while true, are no longer stiff enough for a decent ride. Is this plausible/possible? I reached this hunch because all the spokes have quite a lot of "twang" in them, even by comparison to my 3 year old mtb which has never had a wheel service.
If so, this could be okay news coz I get them re-tensioned for about 20 quid, but otherwise, what can I do??
Thanks in advance
Stu
Don't have a clue how to define or describe this issue so here goes!
I have this issue on the stock wheels that came with my cannondale quick, about 1500 miles ago.
Although the wheels seem perfectly true both head-on and in side profile, the braking is very "soft", that is to say it takes quite a bit of force to pull up on the back even with brand new (but rubbed-in) back cartridge brakes and with a still-padded front brake I get almost no braking at all. By comparison, with exactly the same brake setup on my spare, racing, wheels, there is a clear and controlled bite.
Knowing nothing about these things whatsoever, I have imagined that it might just be that all the spokes have lost their tension, such that the wheels, while true, are no longer stiff enough for a decent ride. Is this plausible/possible? I reached this hunch because all the spokes have quite a lot of "twang" in them, even by comparison to my 3 year old mtb which has never had a wheel service.
If so, this could be okay news coz I get them re-tensioned for about 20 quid, but otherwise, what can I do??
Thanks in advance
Stu