I finally got a Coker, and a good one too. I got one of the last GB frames and a wheel with Airfoil rim and UDC Extra Wide Coker Hub, it is beautiful.
I found it alot easier to ride than I feared. I rode up a pretty steep hill on the first try (it came with 170 mm cranks installed, I ordered 150s and 125s too).
I have one problem, some of the spokes are really loose, and the spokes in general are quite loose. Should the spokes on a Coker seem looser, because of the bigger wheel? When i rode it to my LBS he thought I should tighten all the spokes. Should I tighten all my spokes and how should I do it without ruining the wheel? I guess I should tighten the loosest spokes first, but how much?
You should definitely tighten up the spokes. Have it done right away or you will end up with broken spokes and possibly a ruined wheel. They should be very tight.
I’ve been looking into doing mine up after I bent the hub. Why do cokeurs usually fit the extra-wide hub? Mine is a Qu-Ax and the hub is no wider than the hub on my trials uni. Is the Coker frame wider than the Qu-Ax?
I think that the stock frames (Qu-Ax, and the Big One) are normal hub width when they’re manufactured.
I’m no expert, but I think that the wider hub is just a desired upgrade to add some lateral stability to an inherently weak (because of the big diameter) wheel. I think that the stock coker frame is bendable to accept the bigger hub. I have also read of people taking more exact approaches to making the frame accomodate the wide hub.
I’m on the bandwagon with that being one fine looking machine.
Yay! Another Coker in Scandinavia. If you have never trued a bicycle wheel before let a good bike shop do it for you. If the big wheel doesn’t fit their truing stand they can do the job using the frame as truing stand.
