First 10km+ ride!

[PWJM]

I've had my bike out in the past while adjusting things so they are the way I like it, but nothing over 2 or 3 km at a time. Today was my first ride over 10KM and some unexpected problems came up!

My Cycle Analyst came apart while riding!!! The screw that holds the angle adjuster/mounting bracket vibrated out and got lost, so now its just hanging in the wind till I can figure out a proper way to fix it without my bike looking MORE ghetto than it already does.

And on a more serious note, and pretty much the reason for this post, My bike developed a really bad low speed wobble around about the 6 or 7th km. I babied it home so as no to bend the rim or overstress whatever might be the problem. When I got it home I lifted the back end off the ground and let it spin.... Very wobbly indeed! I took it into my garage and noticed that a lot of the spokes are loose (worse than finger tight)! I checked the rim for true-ness when i first installed it and it was fine! the following rides where fine aswell! I didn't check to see if the any of the spokes where loose though!

has anyone had a problem like this before?

How can I true the rim myself (i've heard most bike shops won't touch E-bike stuff)?

For the record its a C-Lyte 406 on a 26" rim.

 

[Drunkskunk]

I hate to answer a post with a link, but in this case, its a link to the master of all that is Bike wheels. http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tooltips/truing.html

Its actualy easy to do, but the first few times you do it, expect it to take 4 hours or more. its a slow process untill you get the skill.


Good bikeshops will true an Ebike wheel. bad ones won't touch it.

 

[Ypedal]

first thing is to get the right spoke tool ( don't mangle the nipples with the wrong tool.. that sucks.. ) the sheldon guide is a good one. take your time and remember that a 1/4 turn goes a fairly long way once everything is getting tight..

Check to make sure no spokes are broken or that the rim is not cracked.. i'm surprised to see a wheel go that loose that fast..

 

[PWJM]

Just an update for anyone that might find it useful somewhere down the road...

I found the right spoke wrench, but absolutely no bicycle shops in town carried anything big enough. I had to go to a motorcycle shop to find one the right size.