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Help a Newbie with Bicycle Assembly....

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  1. So I ordered a bicycle off the internet and it came to me semi-assembled. I put it all together yesterday and after some tweaking the front and rear breaks work great and the derailers are both good; the gears change the chain doesn't rub...

    When I got it all sized to my body I thought I was finished; but, I noticed (and I hope I'm using the correct terms here) that there was some play/wiggleroom between the fork and the bicycle frame.

    I'm not sure how to tighten this, or if it should be tightened. There is a screw that goes down into frame; but it's perfectly smooth; I can only finger tighten it. If I take that off and remove the piece that holds the handles bars I can slide the fork out from the frame, but as I do I can see a whole bunch of little parts and whatnot and they all seem to be covered in grease or oil so I get the impression that I shouldn't be messing with it.

    So, can anyone tell me what I'm missing or what I should do?

  2. What type of bike is it?

    Do you have an allen bolt in a cap on top of the forks/stem. If so you can loosen the allen bolts on the side of the stem and them gently tighten the stem onto the forks by tightening the cap bolt - this will tighten your wobble - but only do it enough so the wobble is gone.

    Or go here and read it in good ol plain English with pictures sheldonbrown.comgloss ha i.html

  3. janiejones said:

    What type of bike is it?

    Do you have an allen bolt in a cap on top of the forks/stem. If so you can loosen the allen bolts on the side of the stem and them gently tighten the stem onto the forks by tightening the cap bolt - this will tighten your wobble - but only do it enough so the wobble is gone.

    Or go here and read it in good ol plain English with pictures sheldonbrown.comgloss ha i.html


    I wish I had a scanner....

    It's a IBex Classic (ibexbikes.comCLS 3300 Details.html) I've got the page in the manual that shows how to do what I need to do and it shows this big bolt type thing. But my bicycle doesn't seem to have it.

    The cap on the top does come off, but it's not an actual screw or bolt the head of smooth so I can't tighten it beyond finger tight. If I take if off, and the piece that holds the handle bars, all I'm left with it is the frame and the fork. I don't see anything I can tighten 🙁

  4. Edudbor said:

    I wish I had a scanner....

    It's a IBex Classic (ibexbikes.comCLS 3300 Details.html) I've got the page in the manual that shows how to do what I need to do and it shows this big bolt type thing. But my bicycle doesn't seem to have it.

    The cap on the top does come off, but it's not an actual screw or bolt the head of smooth so I can't tighten it beyond finger tight. If I take if off, and the piece that holds the handle bars, all I'm left with it is the frame and the fork. I don't see anything I can tighten 🙁


    Wait!

    I think I've got it - sorry for the silly question. I was expecting something like this (en.wikipedia.orgHeadset (bicycle part) - see image) but instead, I believe I've got an 'integrated headset' (search.live.comresults.aspx).

    I'm still not sure where/how to do what I need to; but I think I'm closer, lol.

  5. Edudbor said:

    Wait!

    I think I've got it - sorry for the silly question. I was expecting something like this (en.wikipedia.orgHeadset (bicycle part) - see image) but instead, I believe I've got an 'integrated headset' (search.live.comresults.aspx).

    I'm still not sure where/how to do what I need to; but I think I'm closer, lol.


    Yes - I am retarded. The silly thing that I couldn't tighten was really just a decorative plastic piece that popped right off. Then I could tighten the sucker. Now it's great.

    Woohoo!

  6. Edudbor said:

    Yes - I am retarded. The silly thing that I couldn't tighten was really just a decorative plastic piece that popped right off. Then I could tighten the sucker. Now it's great.

    Woohoo!

    Woohoo, now you get on that darn bike and ride it boy, ride it like it aint never been rid before!!

  7. Just to make sure:
    The bit that holds your bike together is the stem (the bit that holds the handlebar), NOT the bolt on the top of the fork/steerer tube. That bolt just loads up the headset bearing before you lock the stem in place.
    Make sure that you tightened the stem bolts securely. Remember also that it is easy to overtighten them and strip the threads in the stem or crack your carbon steerer, if you have one.

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