What to do? The front left brake on my Titus mtn bike rubs on the rim (the LBS and I think). There are 2 possibilities for this, either the fork is bent or the fork was designed for disc brakes. Also, the V-brakes that Shimano used at that time were pretty lousy and Shimano changed the design after a couple of years. Also, the fork is a light weight fork most likely designed for disc brakes.
I bought the bike in 2003 and have always had this issue with this noise. I took it back to the LBS where I bought it and they said "it's fixed" but it wasn't. I've taken it to other shops and they've "say it's fixed" and given me all kinds of reasons why I get this noise. One said I'm not putting the wheel on right, but my partner can't get it on right either!
Anyway, the shop said it will cost about $250 for a new wheel and front disc brake. I think he said the wheel runs $120, $80 for the brake +labor. I paid about $400 for the set of wheels I put on the bike. However, that was 10 years ago.
So, since I don't know anything about disc brakes, don't mtn bike a whole lot, but when I do I ride 20-50 miles at a time on it, what should I do?
I'm a weight weenie, don't know what a good price for a decent mtn bike wheel is and wonder if it's smart to have a disc brake on the front and a V brake on the back, especially since it sounds like that generation of brakes weren't great anyway.
The bike fits me well and is in very good shape so there's no need for a new one.
Any thoughts?