How concerned should I be about this? And how can I tell if it’s just that my tire isn’t seated uniformly vs my wheel being bad?
Wheel wobble – do I need to fix?
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How concerned should I be about this? And how can I tell if it’s just that my tire isn’t seated uniformly vs my wheel being bad?
Wheel wobble – do I need to fix?
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by Outrageous_Link9445
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Yes, you do.
Look at the rim to be sure. Time to buy a spoke wrench and spend some time _gently_ turning spoke nipples. Find a vid or two before you go too far, though.
it’ll be fine, just needs to be trued before you keep riding it. but judging it just based on this angle and the tire isn’t ideal. lay your finger on the frame half a centimeter away from the rim, spin it and you’ll be able to spot where it’s out of true. you can also use a zip tie for this if you’re diy’ing it
Did you hit something hard? If that’s actually the room out of true instead of the tie, that’s a decent amount of wobble. From this angle, I only see a small section where your tire is centered.
Might just want to take the wheel in to be trued, very simple fix.