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DarkWeb

DarkWeb

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Is that axle all the way seated? Loosen the axle and let it sit in the dropouts better. You chain is off because it's not aligned because of the hanger. Not being in the correct gearing may be throwing that off also...try to put the chain on the correct gear by counting the gear and changing your shifter to the correct number. The rim doesn't look taco'd. I'd still go over every weld look for chipping paint on them.
 
farmingfisherman

farmingfisherman

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DarkWeb said:
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Is that axle all the way seated? Loosen the axle and let it sit in the dropouts better. You chain is off because it's not aligned because of the hanger. Not being in the correct gearing may be throwing that off also...try to put the chain on the correct gear by counting the gear and changing your shifter to the correct number. The rim doesn't look taco'd. I'd still go over every weld look for chipping paint on them.
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Does the wheel spin freely. that photo looks like maybe the brake rotor got bent as well.
 
DarkWeb

DarkWeb

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farmingfisherman said:
Does the wheel spin freely. that photo looks like maybe the brake rotor got bent as well.
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If the axle seats that might be fine. Once everything is in the proper place you should be able to see what's bent. And discs have a bit of memory since there's a heat treatment. I've ripped rear derailleurs right off the bike before and just put a few little things on and was good as it was
 
Dr.Amber Trichome

Dr.Amber Trichome

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DarkWeb said:
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Is that axle all the way seated? Loosen the axle and let it sit in the dropouts better. You chain is off because it's not aligned because of the hanger. Not being in the correct gearing may be throwing that off also...try to put the chain on the correct gear by counting the gear and changing your shifter to the correct number. The rim doesn't look taco'd. I'd still go over every weld look for chipping paint on them.
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I fixed it like you told me. Thank you so much! Took it out for a spin and it works again, all the gears and brakes.
 
DarkWeb

DarkWeb

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Dr.Amber Trichome said:
I fixed it like you told me. Thank you so much! Took it out for a spin and it works again, all the gears and brakes.
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How does it look? And wash your bike. Get into everything with a toothbrush........check every weld and look for popping paint. If you have a shop usually do a tune-up let them know what happened and have them do a once over......there might be something you don't know to look for and we can't see. And maybe the rack company will pay for that check up.


But that is what I saw in the pics. Just like a bad fall on a bike. Just moved stuff around.
 
Dr.Amber Trichome

Dr.Amber Trichome

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I am filling out the warranty forms and it’s quite involved. It has made me look at some videos and the user manual. I was instructed incorrectly from the young man who put the rack together how to use the front tire locks. Instead of cranking them up to the frame I was locking in on a 45 degree angle. But they were secure for sure. I will never really know what went wrong but now that I am breaking down scenarios there are many. In fact one of them could be that the tire dismounted from the frame because it wasn’t locked in tight enough right here. We have been having problems with this area and the tire coming off periodically . Makes me really worry about bike racks and how dangerous they are .
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DarkWeb

DarkWeb

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Dr.Amber Trichome said:
I am filling out the warranty forms and it’s quite involved. It has made me look at some videos and the user manual. I was instructed incorrectly from the young man who put the rack together how to use the front tire locks. Instead of cranking them up to the frame I was locking in on a 45 degree angle. But they were secure for sure. I will never really know what went wrong but now that I am breaking down scenarios there are many. In fact one of them could be that the tire dismounted from the frame because it wasn’t locked in tight enough right here. We have been having problems with this area and the tire coming off periodically . Makes me really worry about bike racks and how dangerous they are .
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Your hanger is definitely bent and replaceable.


And your axle is definitely not right because of that.
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farmingfisherman

farmingfisherman

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DarkWeb said:
Your hanger is definitely bent and replaceable.


And your axle is definitely not right because of that.
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That hanger will either have one large Allen head bolt or a few smaller Allen bolts holding it in place which I'm hoping are only loose. Best case they are loose and the hanger is out of alignment and bent because of it. Worse case is the threads they are threaded into are stripped which means tapping the frame to a larger diameter if possible. Can't recall but is the frame steel or aluminum? Steel is a easy fix aluminum might be. Fingers crossed .
 
Dr.Amber Trichome

Dr.Amber Trichome

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farmingfisherman said:
That hanger will either have one large Allen head bolt or a few smaller Allen bolts holding it in place which I'm hoping are only loose. Best case they are loose and the hanger is out of alignment and bent because of it. Worse case is the threads they are threaded into are stripped which means tapping the frame to a larger diameter if possible. Can't recall but is the frame steel or aluminum? Steel is a easy fix aluminum might be. Fingers crossed .
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I don’t know if it’s steel or aluminum, sorry.
 
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