I was going to take my Trek 1000 out for a short ride today for the first time since I bought it on eBay. I had partially inflated the tires when I put it together, but didn’t know the proper pressure at the time. I also hadn’t planned to take it out for a while, so I wasn’t in a hurry. Today, I searched the sidewalls of the tires that are the bike, and found the proper pressure to be 85psi. I used my hand pump to bring the tires up to pressure. Everything seemed fine. I went to spin the rear wheel and heard a rubbing noise. I found the tire was rubbing against a brace that runs between the seat stays. There was almost no clearance at all. The bike came with brand new tires when I bought. The brand appears to be Vee Rubber, and they are 700c x 32 and kind of knobbies. I planned on replacing them with narrower 700c x 23 tires. But I hadn’t expected to do that till spring time. Like I said, the tires seem to be brand new. So I am guessing the guy put them on there, and never road the bike. Maybe he never fully inflated the tires, so never knew they would rub. Oh well. I will try to get to the bike shop tomorrow, and buy some new tires. I am looking at buying some Specialized Armadillo All Condition tires. I like the fact that they are puncture resistant. I used to ride on either puncture resistant tires, or use a kevlar lining years ago when I had my Trek touring bike. I will also need new inner tubes for the smaller tires. And I will pick up some tires tools while I am at it. I used to have some tire tools, but they were cheap, and I don’t know where they are at.
i think your problem is that your wheel is not straight on the dropouts. lotsen your rear wheel and move it sideways, forward, or backward as needed. also your wheel might need to get trued.
Comment by eddie — June 28, 2008 @ 8:23 pm
Nope, the tires that were on the bike were too fat. The skinnier Armadillo tires worked great. The wheels were true, or close enough. I tweaked one of them a bit, but it very minor.
Comment by Rob — June 28, 2008 @ 10:08 pm