WiteWulf
Retro Newbie
Hi folks, firstly: hello! This is my first post as I've just signed up for an account here 
I'm in need of some advice and a friend recommended the retrobike forum, considering the vintage of my ride. I've got a Pace RC200 F8 18" from 1999 that my dad passed on to me recently when he stopped riding. I'm a real beginner in the world of mountain biking so apologies if my terminology is a little off.
I've been riding a lot over the summer, partly as physio for a broken leg I sustained in January, and now the weather has turned I've been sliding about a fair bit on the trails around here. I bought some knobbly tyres to help with the mud (Schwalbe Magic Mary 26"x2.35" at the front and a Big Betty 26"x2.40" for the back) and, after struggling to get the tyres on the rims, was disappointed to find that the rear tyre is clashing with the front derailleur cable and the anti-chainsuck plate at one point around it's rotation. The wheel isn't spinning perfectly straight, and while it's only deviating by a millimetre or two, it's revealed something I fear may be more serious.
The wheel was mounted in the dropouts with the bike on the floor, so I'm certain it's all the way in, but looking at it from the rear the tyre is quite obviously to the right of the seat post. Looking more closely at the point where the tyre clashes with the cable and anti-chainsuck, I can see zero clearance on the drive side, but about 1cm on the opposite side.
The Big Betty is obviously a tight fit, and while I could fix this with a slimmer tyre, I'm now somewhat concerned that there's something wrong with the wheel or frame geometry. Is the RC200 meant to have offset chainstays and I just can't run tyres this wide, or does the wheel just need re-dishing to recenter it?
FYI, I'm having no problems at all with the rear gears and the disc is also lined up perfectly in the calipers.
Any advice would be gratefully received
Here's some pics, hopefully make it a bit clearer:
Looking down from the rear, note the tyre is offset to the right (it looks worse in real life!)
View towards bottom bracket from inside wheel radius, note tyre clashing with anti-chainsuck plate
Looking down from underneath saddle, note space between tyre and chainstay on non-drive side
Similar view, opposite side. Note lack of clearance between tyre and anti-chainsuck plate
I'm in need of some advice and a friend recommended the retrobike forum, considering the vintage of my ride. I've got a Pace RC200 F8 18" from 1999 that my dad passed on to me recently when he stopped riding. I'm a real beginner in the world of mountain biking so apologies if my terminology is a little off.
I've been riding a lot over the summer, partly as physio for a broken leg I sustained in January, and now the weather has turned I've been sliding about a fair bit on the trails around here. I bought some knobbly tyres to help with the mud (Schwalbe Magic Mary 26"x2.35" at the front and a Big Betty 26"x2.40" for the back) and, after struggling to get the tyres on the rims, was disappointed to find that the rear tyre is clashing with the front derailleur cable and the anti-chainsuck plate at one point around it's rotation. The wheel isn't spinning perfectly straight, and while it's only deviating by a millimetre or two, it's revealed something I fear may be more serious.
The wheel was mounted in the dropouts with the bike on the floor, so I'm certain it's all the way in, but looking at it from the rear the tyre is quite obviously to the right of the seat post. Looking more closely at the point where the tyre clashes with the cable and anti-chainsuck, I can see zero clearance on the drive side, but about 1cm on the opposite side.
The Big Betty is obviously a tight fit, and while I could fix this with a slimmer tyre, I'm now somewhat concerned that there's something wrong with the wheel or frame geometry. Is the RC200 meant to have offset chainstays and I just can't run tyres this wide, or does the wheel just need re-dishing to recenter it?
FYI, I'm having no problems at all with the rear gears and the disc is also lined up perfectly in the calipers.
Any advice would be gratefully received
Here's some pics, hopefully make it a bit clearer:
Looking down from the rear, note the tyre is offset to the right (it looks worse in real life!)
View towards bottom bracket from inside wheel radius, note tyre clashing with anti-chainsuck plate
Looking down from underneath saddle, note space between tyre and chainstay on non-drive side
Similar view, opposite side. Note lack of clearance between tyre and anti-chainsuck plate
