shaunster Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Hi Guys All the best for 2011 I recently bought a bike (november) and what I have noticed is when using the front brake the wheel tends to pull to the left hand side??? Is this normal for disc brakes?? Im not keen on replacing hubs etc Thanks
Chubba Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Sounds like tourque steer from the turbo, you must be flying on that thing!
Vinnydabutcher Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Make sure the front wheel is propely tightened - check for play. Take it back to the shop you got it from - that aint right son!
shaunster Posted January 4, 2011 Author Posted January 4, 2011 V Tak kicked in yoh!!! Lol taking it back this weekend it has only 50kms on it!!
Johan Bornman Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Even though the disk is offset, it still acts through the centre of the wheel onto the road. I cannot think of a single common reason why what you describe should happen. It puzzles me. We do know that the fork slider does flex where the disk acts on it. We know this because of wear patterns on the stanchions. This is a very small movement though and I doubt you'd feel it in the steering. People with very large disks brake very hard and don't report that type of problem. I've never felt a bike steer to one side under braking and would love the opportunity to experience it for myself. I see you're close to me.
SwissVan Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Hi Guys All the best for 2011 I recently bought a bike (november) and what I have noticed is when using the front brake the wheel tends to pull to the left hand side??? Is this normal for disc brakes?? Im not keen on replacing hubs etc Thanks 1. Which side of the handle bar is the front brake lever on?2. Is this the side you would prefer it to be on?
shaunster Posted January 5, 2011 Author Posted January 5, 2011 the bike is not steering to left very harshly just very slightly, what I meant to say is that when I hit the front brakes the wheel itself actually moves to the left ie if i am looking down on it, it moves off centre??? while I was trying to fit the new pedals i looked for any play but there was none??
shaunster Posted January 5, 2011 Author Posted January 5, 2011 brake lever is on the left hand side,,,always been that way for me so im happy with it there.
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