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Brake Rub

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  1. I was just reading a thread about Mt. Hurricane and was reading about a
    brake rubbing on ascents

    i just got a brake and am having similar troubles except it rubs while
    i'm idling, and i haven't tried any big climbs w/ it yet
    i tightened all the spokes on my KH wheel that were loose, and then
    tried to tension it correctly in the spot that it rubs
    i think i did a fairly good job, considering i have never worked on
    wheels before

    i read threads about having a new wheel tensioned and stress relieved,
    and even thought my muni is 2+ months old, i was wondering about having
    it done

    Darren Bedford told me that kris said his wheels are hand built in
    taiwan and darren said that they don't need to be trued until they start
    creaking

    mine kind of creaks, but it's just spoke noise (not crank problems or
    anything)

    would it still be a good idea to get my wheel properly tensioned then
    stress relieved? i don't really need it trued because it's not bent, and
    i tensioned the spokes so they're all at a similar tension

    -colin

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  2. With a properly-built MUni wheel, you shouldn't get that rubbing,
    especially while idling. Perhaps your brakes are not set up properly,
    or perhaps your wheel is not tensioned properly, or perhaps your
    frame-axle connection is not as tight as it should be.

    Not all bike shops know how to build a wheel properly, so be sure to
    find one that has a good rep. But it does sound like a tune-up of the
    wheel and brake setup is in order.

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