Veronica
11-30-2005, 05:13 AM
This morning I finally decide to take a look at Fluffy and see if I can figure out what caused the sudden rubbing on my ride on Sunday. Yeah, I haven't felt like riding the last two days. I've been tired. November is already a banner month for me - most miles ever in a month. Thanks to my friends who kept me busy on weekends with rides. :) So I've been a slug and driving to work. But today I'm ready to get back on the bike. Even if all I do is commute. Parent teacher conferences start today. I need the time outside.
The location of the rubbing is certainly between the fender and the tire, right under the brakes. But I can't see anything that could be causing it. There's plenty of clearance on both sides. But there is a rubbing. I can hear it and feel it as I turn the pedals. It's then it hits me. The rubbing is only on a certain part of the tire. I check the spokes - no firmly attached. But what's this? MUD! A big wad of mud, totally stuck to the tire. It's the spot. My ride was cut short because of mud! So I clean the mud of. It smelled like mud, not something else. And the case of the mysterious rubbing is solved.
V.
The location of the rubbing is certainly between the fender and the tire, right under the brakes. But I can't see anything that could be causing it. There's plenty of clearance on both sides. But there is a rubbing. I can hear it and feel it as I turn the pedals. It's then it hits me. The rubbing is only on a certain part of the tire. I check the spokes - no firmly attached. But what's this? MUD! A big wad of mud, totally stuck to the tire. It's the spot. My ride was cut short because of mud! So I clean the mud of. It smelled like mud, not something else. And the case of the mysterious rubbing is solved.
V.