Don't feel bad about buying a "budget" wheelset, I have seen plenty of Velocity rims that have the same issue. That doesn't make the wheels less good. It will go away pretty soon if you ride it enough.
On Oct 25, 9:42 am, "William F. House" <williamfho...@gmail.com> wrote: > These are the 700c "budget wheels" that Riv has been offering. Maybe I > should've gone with ones build by Rich instead. I'll try reversing the > wheel and/or some judicious sanding/filing. Thanks. > > On Oct 25, 9:55 am, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > > > On Oct 25, 2009, at 9:06 AM, William F. House wrote: > > > > Ever since I unboxed and assembled the new AHH I've noticed a clicking > > > while braking. Being a novice I thought maybe it was normal. After > > > reading Sheldon Brown's page about "Creaks, Clicks and Clunks" I see > > > that it's not. I can feel an edge where the seams of the braking > > > surface meet. Should I just continue to ride and see if it goes away? > > > Has anyone ever sanded out an issue like this? Maybe with some really > > > fine sandpaper (800 grit or above)? Maybe I should just call Rivendell > > > (esp since they don't always answer email consistently). > > > You've got a little bump at the rim joint, it sounds like. This is > > common, less so in these days of pre-worn machined rims but used to > > be very common back in the day. It's no big deal mechanically but it > > may bug you. > > > If it's the front wheel, try taking it out reversing it and putting > > in back in the fork. Often that will eliminate or reduce the feel > > and sound of the bump. Otherwise take a flat file and judiciously > > file down the high spot. You can dress it up with some fine > > sandpaper if you like, but braking will take care of that for you. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
