These are the 700c "budget wheels" that Riv has been offering. Maybe I should've gone with ones build by Rich instead. I'll try reversing the wheel and/or some judicious sanding/filing. Thanks.
On Oct 25, 9:55 am, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > On Oct 25, 2009, at 9:06 AM, William F. House wrote: > > > Ever since I unboxed and assembled the new AHH I've noticed a clicking > > while braking. Being a novice I thought maybe it was normal. After > > reading Sheldon Brown's page about "Creaks, Clicks and Clunks" I see > > that it's not. I can feel an edge where the seams of the braking > > surface meet. Should I just continue to ride and see if it goes away? > > Has anyone ever sanded out an issue like this? Maybe with some really > > fine sandpaper (800 grit or above)? Maybe I should just call Rivendell > > (esp since they don't always answer email consistently). > > You've got a little bump at the rim joint, it sounds like. This is > common, less so in these days of pre-worn machined rims but used to > be very common back in the day. It's no big deal mechanically but it > may bug you. > > If it's the front wheel, try taking it out reversing it and putting > in back in the fork. Often that will eliminate or reduce the feel > and sound of the bump. Otherwise take a flat file and judiciously > file down the high spot. You can dress it up with some fine > sandpaper if you like, but braking will take care of that for you. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
