Of course! Many times! And worse than rubbing: major things wrong with the new build: the front derailleur won't shift to the small ring (stupidly installed crank on far too long bb spindle; learned something!*), the rear derailleur rubs on spokes before shifting to the big cog (that one still puzzles me, but I got another rd to work), fenders turn out to be too narrow for tires (learned what "65" really means with SKS P65s), custom rear rack sways like a cobra under weight of 12-pack (well, that was just a bad design -- solution: pay for new rear rack), front low riders came without bottom attachments (ditto, but usable for light loads on smooth roads), can't get rear derailleur to perfectly index (7 speed XT; gave up indexing for over 20 years, not kidding), etc etc etc over 50+ years of tinkering on bikes.
I recall the hurt frustration with my very first from-scratch build, when no brake known to man would fit the bike; Indian rod braked roadster frame meant for 635 mm bead set diameter rims built up with 622 bsd 700C rim in rear and 24" wheel in front. I really didn't know that you needed to match wheel size to frame. Rode it on dangerous hilly roads with freehweel and no brake except jamming right Ked onto front tire, survived, special Providence that watches over fools and Americans. Live and learn is the lesson. *I fondly recall the look of contempt on the bike shop mechanic when I plaintively explained the problem. On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 9:09 PM Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! < jonasandle...@gmail.com> wrote: ... What I want to know if if the rest of you experience this agony. All I want to do is just ride my raspberry Platypus. I have goals, a 3,000 > mile one for 2020, in fact, and I am 17.1 miles from reaching it. But > instead of basking in that, I have been riding around stressed out by all > the new sounds/ticks/rubs/whirs that my new bike is making. Add to that the > extra stress of not having the capability to fix things myself, which means > a 40 minute drive across town to the bros at the shop, who now know me on a > first name basis. Embarrassing. > > Let me be clear - Rivendell built the perfect frame. It’s getting all > these parts and wiring and fenders and gears to work, that’s the problem. > > I tell you, I remember this with the Clem, too. I could tell it was a > great bike, so much fun to ride, not that I was having much fun... I was > riding around, swerving, with my head cocked analyzing foreign sounds and > vibrations coming from this strange beast beneath me. Maybe the shop > installed stuff wrong, I’d think (which was the case more than once). Maybe > something has come loose and the bike is about to fall apart beneath me, > I’d think. But the Clem got all ironed out and became perfect and now here > I am at ground zero again with this pretty Platypus. > > Today I went 22 miles, but not without complications. Both the Clem and > the Platypus have something rubbing. I rode around on the Platypus in bad > form leaning my ear to hear - “Is that one sound or two sounds?” “Is that > rubbing or a strange vibrating?” “Is this what the Schmidt dyno hub sounds > like? I don’t think my Shutter Precision makes this sound.” “Maybe it’s the > fender.” “What if the tape is coming off the dyno wiring?” “I think that > screw is too close!” Lastly, the stem started clicking when I apply light > pressure to it. > > And this game has been going on since the Friday after Thanksgiving when I > assumed custody of this rowdy Platypus. > > All I want is to stop playing this game. Ride my bike in peace, which > means listening to the familiar whirring and humming as I pedal. I want to > feel how nice the ride is, instead of being distracted by sounds that could > be indicative of doom. I don’t want rubs, clicks, or anything janky going > on. I want familiar! It has me completely bummed out; a heaviness of heart, > that’s what I’m having. > > > > So, who else can relate and what stories do you have? It would feel nice > if this was normal, instead of being unique to mechanically-challenged me. > > In the next post I’ll include a video what the bike was doing to me today. > Name that sound! > Leah > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/04224585-c84d-4ace-9e3f-fbea837b88a5n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/04224585-c84d-4ace-9e3f-fbea837b88a5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgv%3DP8DXexkB4bmBtBfE%3D1jrCV9Ata%2Bjwnr4Ru-gbJNMNg%40mail.gmail.com.
