MTB Front Wheel 'Spin'

[Cyclox]

Does every MTB front wheel turn 360 degrees........mine does!

 

[Keith Oates]

Have you not got any brake or gear cables!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[screenman]

Would not be a very long ride if id did not do so.

 

[lukesdad]

If you mean turn to and not through 360 2 of mine do and one doesnt depends on cable routing.

 

[Cyclox]

I do have brake & gear cables it turns a full 360 degrees. I really only notice when I spot my bell is upside down......D'oh

 

[Cyclox]

Would not be a very long ride if id did not do so.

funnneeeeee!!........

 

[Cyclox]

I was really asking because I chopped my computer cable the other day and wondered if the wheel was meant to turn like that..........my LBS assures me it's the norm!

 

[02GF74]

yes, the wheel should rotate 360 degrees in both directions about the axis of the axle.

 

[Cyclox]

yes, the wheel should rotate 360 degrees in both directions about the axis of the axle.

Thank you 02GF74......

 

[Norm]

yes, the wheel should rotate 360 degrees in both directions about the axis of the axle.

Hahaha

I think this was a bit subtle. But it's flipping hilarious anyway.

Maybe if I say "Mine only rotates 359 degrees about the axis of the axle, so I need to stop every 2m to spin the wheel backwards", that might make it a bit more obvious.

 

[Cyclox]

Hahaha

I think this was a bit subtle. But it's flipping hilarious anyway.

Maybe if I say "Mine only rotates 359 degrees about the axis of the axle, so I need to stop every 2m to spin the wheel backwards", that might make it a bit more obvious.

Oh Norm........it's the way you tell 'em!

 

[Norm]

Oh Norm........it's the way you tell 'em!

Hey, your LBS assured you it was me just a few posts earlier.

What sort of bike is it? BMXs often can but I don't know any MTBs which can spin through 360 degrees, unless they are specifically built as trick bikes.

 

[Cyclox]

Hey, your LBS assured you it was me just a few posts earlier.

What sort of bike is it? BMXs often can but I don't know any MTBs which can spin through 360 degrees, unless they are specifically built as trick bikes.

Diamondback outlook

 

[Norm]

There is a lot of clearance under the downtube then, but the cables etc are not set up for it to spin any more than 180 degrees from the correct position.

Also, riding with the bars reversed will have significantly more effects on the handling and safety than just the bell being upside down - did you not notice, for instance, that you didn't have any usable brake levers? I'd have probably spotted that before the bell.

 

[Cyclox]

There is a lot of clearance under the downtube then, but the cables etc are not set up for it to spin any more than 180 degrees from the correct position.

Also, riding with the bars reversed will have significantly more effects on the handling and safety than just the bell being upside down - did you not notice, for instance, that you didn't have any usable brake levers? I'd have probably spotted that before the bell.

Ok.......I'd just lifted it out of the boot of the car & was pushing it to the LBS.......how daft do you think I am? On second thoughts don't answer that! : (