Problems with Rock Shox Reba

Hi All

looking for some help in the bellow...

Got a Reba 2º hand few months ago, i was cycling other day and i have a felling the front wheel was loose, but after have a better look, and check the rub, the wheel and the headset everything feels fine.

So i believe the movement is in the fork legs, if i have the front brakes on and push the bike back and forward the wheel looks like is moving sideways.

Any ideas what may be happening? and most important how to fix it?

Mario

I came across a similar problem with a friend's bike recently... the QR skewer would close tight giving the impression the wheel was secure... but when you pulled the front brake and rocked the bike back and forth it was clearly loose inside the dropout.. which also gave the impression the headset was loose.. but it was not..

Check your QR skewer is good and properly tightened... it may give off the impression it is tight but most QR skewers are complete muck and are actually a very poor way of attaching your wheels to your bike...

You would be better off getting a DT Swiss RWS skewer for your bike or a bolt through skewer.. at least you know everything is bolted on good and tight when using them..

It might not be the issue but its often overlooked...

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=21669

take the skewer out - strip it down, give it a good cleaning and then grease it up afterwards and put it back in - make sure it's not bent as well

A temporary solution at best....

Take it out and fcuk it in the bin.. where all QR skewers belong...

Here, Tomac used QR's, if they where good enough for him........

Perhaps we are all over looking the fact that the quality of rock shox has gotten extremely ****e the past few years.

Ah yes but you see Tomac was paid to use QR's.....

Hone... you obviously haven't got a clue what your talking about....

Go Gerry! Another MTB'er cut to the quick!

Why?

How about the recall on a heap of rock shox darts last year because of the wrong bushings used?
Im pretty sure some of the lads who you pay to service you forks would tell you the same?

Rock shox used to be great the last few years have been ****e.

Also without seeing marios bike, it sounds like the most obvious problem is that his cones are loose.

Nothing wrong with a QR skewer, the problem lies with people who cant operate them correctley. The only reason for bigger bolt thru axles is to make the axle stiffer and stronger.

If you have issues with skewers, overtightening can damage the plastic seat for the cam on the lever, this will cause the play.

..and the lid closes over on Mac's big cardboard box for another while.....

As I said... its obvious you haven't got a clue what your talking about... so I'm not going to bother with a response... I'd just be wasting my time..!!

Jaysus hone, don't let him away with that, don't be scared by the mask. He's a small bloke, you could take him, no worries !!!

Now I'll sneak back to the MAD site.......

Jaysus Christ...Mac the Knife is my friend..fvuk with him and you fyuck with me and I am like the divil, Stalin and the monster under the bed..I've never known him to be wrong about mtb bits and as I am one of those arrgogant *******s who pioneered the sport, i'd advise all of you you to f uck off !
Its like this mountainbiking is full of flutes who think they are experts. unless I know you personally your are not an expert, end of story stop kidding yourself and go back to having sexual relations with your relatives..you don't belong on here.
Eef you made me laugh there you bollocks!

The Irony in that statement, that my second name is actually byrne.

Byrner we all know you are the love child of a badger and a meercat

nice spelling too.

Why not? If I retort he will drag me down to his level. What I said is correct.

Hi All

looking for some help in the bellow...

Got a Reba 2º hand few months ago, i was cycling other day and i have a felling the front wheel was loose, but after have a better look, and check the rub, the wheel and the headset everything feels fine.

So i believe the movement is in the fork legs, if i have the front brakes on and push the bike back and forward the wheel looks like is moving sideways.

Any ideas what may be happening? and most important how to fix it?

Mario

I came across a similar problem with a friend's bike recently... the QR skewer would close tight giving the impression the wheel was secure... but when you pulled the front brake and rocked the bike back and forth it was clearly loose inside the dropout.. which also gave the impression the headset was loose.. but it was not..

Check your QR skewer is good and properly tightened... it may give off the impression it is tight but most QR skewers are complete muck and are actually a very poor way of attaching your wheels to your bike...

You would be better off getting a DT Swiss RWS skewer for your bike or a bolt through skewer.. at least you know everything is bolted on good and tight when using them..

It might not be the issue but its often overlooked...

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=21669

take the skewer out - strip it down, give it a good cleaning and then grease it up afterwards and put it back in - make sure it's not bent as well

A temporary solution at best....

Take it out and fcuk it in the bin.. where all QR skewers belong...

Here, Tomac used QR's, if they where good enough for him........

Perhaps we are all over looking the fact that the quality of rock shox has gotten extremely ****e the past few years.

Ah yes but you see Tomac was paid to use QR's.....

Hone... you obviously haven't got a clue what your talking about....

Go Gerry! Another MTB'er cut to the quick!

Why?

How about the recall on a heap of rock shox darts last year because of the wrong bushings used?
Im pretty sure some of the lads who you pay to service you forks would tell you the same?

Rock shox used to be great the last few years have been ****e.

Also without seeing marios bike, it sounds like the most obvious problem is that his cones are loose.

Nothing wrong with a QR skewer, the problem lies with people who cant operate them correctley. The only reason for bigger bolt thru axles is to make the axle stiffer and stronger.

If you have issues with skewers, overtightening can damage the plastic seat for the cam on the lever, this will cause the play.

..and the lid closes over on Mac's big cardboard box for another while.....

As I said... its obvious you haven't got a clue what your talking about... so I'm not going to bother with a response... I'd just be wasting my time..!!

Jaysus hone, don't let him away with that, don't be scared by the mask. He's a small bloke, you could take him, no worries !!!

Now I'll sneak back to the MAD site.......

Jaysus Christ...Mac the Knife is my friend..fvuk with him and you fyuck with me and I am like the divil, Stalin and the monster under the bed..I've never known him to be wrong about mtb bits and as I am one of those arrgogant *******s who pioneered the sport, i'd advise all of you you to f uck off !
Its like this mountainbiking is full of flutes who think they are experts. unless I know you personally your are not an expert, end of story stop kidding yourself and go back to having sexual relations with your relatives..you don't belong on here.
Eef you made me laugh there you bollocks!

The Irony in that statement, that my second name is actually byrne.

Byrner we all know you are the love child of a badger and a meercat

nice spelling too.

Why not? If I retort he will drag me down to his level. What I said is correct.

Hi All

looking for some help in the bellow...

Got a Reba 2º hand few months ago, i was cycling other day and i have a felling the front wheel was loose, but after have a better look, and check the rub, the wheel and the headset everything feels fine.

So i believe the movement is in the fork legs, if i have the front brakes on and push the bike back and forward the wheel looks like is moving sideways.

Any ideas what may be happening? and most important how to fix it?

Mario

I came across a similar problem with a friend's bike recently... the QR skewer would close tight giving the impression the wheel was secure... but when you pulled the front brake and rocked the bike back and forth it was clearly loose inside the dropout.. which also gave the impression the headset was loose.. but it was not..

Check your QR skewer is good and properly tightened... it may give off the impression it is tight but most QR skewers are complete muck and are actually a very poor way of attaching your wheels to your bike...

You would be better off getting a DT Swiss RWS skewer for your bike or a bolt through skewer.. at least you know everything is bolted on good and tight when using them..

It might not be the issue but its often overlooked...

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=21669

take the skewer out - strip it down, give it a good cleaning and then grease it up afterwards and put it back in - make sure it's not bent as well

A temporary solution at best....

Take it out and fcuk it in the bin.. where all QR skewers belong...

Here, Tomac used QR's, if they where good enough for him........

Perhaps we are all over looking the fact that the quality of rock shox has gotten extremely ****e the past few years.

Ah yes but you see Tomac was paid to use QR's.....

Hone... you obviously haven't got a clue what your talking about....

Go Gerry! Another MTB'er cut to the quick!

Why?

How about the recall on a heap of rock shox darts last year because of the wrong bushings used?
Im pretty sure some of the lads who you pay to service you forks would tell you the same?

Rock shox used to be great the last few years have been ****e.

Also without seeing marios bike, it sounds like the most obvious problem is that his cones are loose.

Nothing wrong with a QR skewer, the problem lies with people who cant operate them correctley. The only reason for bigger bolt thru axles is to make the axle stiffer and stronger.

If you have issues with skewers, overtightening can damage the plastic seat for the cam on the lever, this will cause the play.

..and the lid closes over on Mac's big cardboard box for another while.....

As I said... its obvious you haven't got a clue what your talking about... so I'm not going to bother with a response... I'd just be wasting my time..!!

Jaysus hone, don't let him away with that, don't be scared by the mask. He's a small bloke, you could take him, no worries !!!

Now I'll sneak back to the MAD site.......

Jaysus Christ...Mac the Knife is my friend..fvuk with him and you fyuck with me and I am like the divil, Stalin and the monster under the bed..I've never known him to be wrong about mtb bits and as I am one of those arrgogant *******s who pioneered the sport, i'd advise all of you you to f uck off !
Its like this mountainbiking is full of flutes who think they are experts. unless I know you personally your are not an expert, end of story stop kidding yourself and go back to having sexual relations with your relatives..you don't belong on here.
Eef you made me laugh there you bollocks!

The Irony in that statement, that my second name is actually byrne.

Byrner we all know you are the love child of a badger and a meercat

nice spelling too.

Why not? If I retort he will drag me down to his level. What I said is correct.