I have a 2004 medium santa cruz heckler with a 2004 maverick front fork and am having clearence problems with the front cliper and the spokes. I shimmed the disk out with the washers that came with the brakes, moved the caliper out all the way but when seated on the bike the caliper rubs on the spokes. This problem does not occur when you not on the bike, so I guess its just bending the spokes a little bit when you sit on it. I have been told the I should slightly bend the spoke(s) before they dive under the over spoke(s), but am not sure if this would be the best idea, and I wanted some other opinions. One of my friends suggested that I should file down the caliper mounting thingy so I can slide the caliper over more and give it more clearence. I'm not really sure what to do, I've gone on a ride with this problem but I really don't want to do that, and having only gone on one ride with my new bike which I waited so long for is frustrating (As you could imagine). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Juicy seven's rubbing on spokes
- Thread starter Beyr
- Start date
*pause, waits for someone to say someting about 'should have bought hopes'*
my juicys fit fine on my cdale lefty, but a friend of mine had to file his disc tabs just a little. those darn calipers are pretty big. i don't know how he did it, i just know thats what he did.
my juicys fit fine on my cdale lefty, but a friend of mine had to file his disc tabs just a little. those darn calipers are pretty big. i don't know how he did it, i just know thats what he did.
Now who would ever say something like that
Got a pic? Do you have the wrong adaptor?
To solve the problem, I took a file to the caliper.
I know that TJ at Maverick runs Juicy's on his bike. You ought to give him a call to find out if he had a similar problem.
Now that I think about it, I believe that he runs the larger Avid rotors, which move the caliper farther out from the hub, thus obviating the problem.
Call him anyway... he's a nice guy.
I know that TJ at Maverick runs Juicy's on his bike. You ought to give him a call to find out if he had a similar problem.
Now that I think about it, I believe that he runs the larger Avid rotors, which move the caliper farther out from the hub, thus obviating the problem.
Call him anyway... he's a nice guy.
If the spokes bow out that much, it may be a poor wheel build. I always use a rubber mallet to make sure that the elbows are rounded around the hub flange. They will straighten under riding if you don't, but why bother spending extra time tensioning.
Are your disc-side trailing spokes laced heads in or out? I had a problem with one wheelset where they were laced heads out, and when braking the spokes would rub against the caliper. I rebuilt that wheelset with "disc-specific" lacing and never had another problem.
It does sound like a poor wheelbuild if it rubs when seated but not when unweighted. That shouldn't be happening. You've already filed away but I think your wheelset still needs some attention.
It does sound like a poor wheelbuild if it rubs when seated but not when unweighted. That shouldn't be happening. You've already filed away but I think your wheelset still needs some attention.
Id bet that when your wheel was built, they didnt have these brakes in mind. Its probably not dished correctly. If it was made for v-brakes, then you probably have to rebuild the wheel with the correct offset.