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Steering friction

  • 28-05-2013 9:35pm
    #1
    elnino23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 262 ✭✭


    How lose or tight should your steering be? mine is really lose. maybe lose is the wrong word but it turns really really easy to the point that its impossible to push the bike via the saddle with out it veering no matter how hard you try. When riding it you can't go hands free at all and I was well able to cycle hands free on my old mountain bike. even taking a drink is a hard work cos you dare not take a hand away from the steering. Do people tighten theirs slightly? or is it just me not being good enough on the bike yet?
    Or maybe a balance issue in the set up? maybe im being a stupid newbie!


Comments

  • #2
    TheBlaaMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,481 ✭✭✭TheBlaaMan


    Sounds too loose. Mine is the opposite. If its a threadless set-up (modern) the stem may have been loosened at some stage and then the stem & top-cap not replaced correctly.

    Loosen stem bolts.
    Tighten top-cap bolt - preferably to prescribed torque.
    Tighten stem bolts (ensuring steering is straight-ahead).

    Test and if necessary repeat this time tightening top-cap bolt a fraction more.

    The important bit is not to tighten the stem pinch bolts before the top-cap bolt.

    If all else fails refer to Youtube, or something like this http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Content_10052_10551_-1_AdjustThreadlessHeadset


    EDIT: Be careful not to overtighten the bearing in the headset by too much, or else you will cause them to wear quickly. Replacement bearings aren't too expensive, but its generally a job for the local bike shop to fit them....


  • #3
    elnino23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 262 ✭✭elnino23


    Thats amazing advice thanks


  • #4
    elnino23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 262 ✭✭elnino23


    Tightened it up a reasonable amount but not crazy and it seems good, thanks for the advice. thinking of getting the bike serviced as its done 700km now and the gear cables seem to have stretched a bit i think, you have to push the levers hard over to change and arent just snapping in like when it was new


  • #5
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Most bike shops offer you a free tune up a few weeks after you buy the bike because, as you said, gear cables will stretch and the gears will need to be fettled with a little to get the just right again. Phone the lads you bought it from and ask them if they offer that service for free, and if not, express disappointment and try and push for it, it's fairly standard.


  • #6
    elnino23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 262 ✭✭elnino23


    Yeah they said when i bought it that they would within 6 weeks its been way longer than that now.


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