Rim isn’t bent on its circumference but obviously something is out of whack. From a fairly aggressively ridden Hardtail.
Can This be Fixed Through Spoke Tightening?
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Rim isn’t bent on its circumference but obviously something is out of whack. From a fairly aggressively ridden Hardtail.
Can This be Fixed Through Spoke Tightening?
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I highly recommend you take it to a bike shop to true the wheel. If you don’t know what you are doing you can make it worse.
I’m having the same issue what could cause this?
Yes, its called truing and can usually solve these problems unless the rim is seriously bent.
Calvin Jones on how wheels work
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MFOng1UXn-g
Park tool article on truing wheels.
https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-help/wheel-and-rim-truing
How to true a wheel without a stand
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JmucpbA7jkk
Agreed about the truing, but before you start check that you don’t have any broken or missing spokes – that wheel looks funky.
If you’re mechanically inclined, and can follow the online tutorials, learning wheel truing is a satisfying and worthwhile skill. I’ve instructed quite a few people, some pick it up really quickly.
I have had many wheels buckle over the years never last long after truing.
yes, truing the wheel should fix it, but be prepared that it may not. If it’s been ridden aggressively, while there may not be obvious signs, the rim could be bent and truing can only do so much. The rim can be bent by hard landings, side impacts or from riding with broken spokes.
As a rider, I’ll replace a broken spoke over and over til the wheel gives out. As a bike mechanic, if I’m replacing more than 4 broken spokes on a wheel, I’m recommending replacement or a full wheel build rather than trying to fight the uphill battle of getting the wheel back 100%, just not worth the time and effort for the cost and overall labor