It sits nice and tight but it's wobbly. Is there anything that can be done or should I change the tire? Bike is a granite 2.0
Newish bike ~100kms. Back tired wobbly.
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by TobeRez
It sits nice and tight but it's wobbly. Is there anything that can be done or should I change the tire? Bike is a granite 2.0
Newish bike ~100kms. Back tired wobbly.
byu/TobeRez inbikewrench
by TobeRez
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Probably will need some clarification before anyone can offer advice.
You’ve stated your tire is wobbly but shown a video of the disc.
I’d say most likely the rotor is bent and just needs a quick straighten, but a video of your whole wheel would be a lot better to offer advice.
I think the problem could be just the brake rotor, not the wheel itself.
It’s very common for rotors to be slightly bent. Good thing is, you can adjust it yourself if it’s too bent. There are plenty of tutorials on YouTube if you’re interested.
It’s not the tyre because the disc is moving side to side as well. You need to get your wheel trued. It’s not uncommon for newly built wheels to have a few spokes come loose after some use, if you take it back to the shop they will tighten them up for you
That’s the rotor being slightly bent – simple 2 min fix – Google for straightening disc rotor – use a CLEAN tool though so you don’t contaminate your disc and go slow and steady when fixing. I personally keep an adjustable spanner for this but you can get specific tools for the job.
Before doing anything put the bike the right way up undo the quick release then redo it.
This is so you can be sure that the wheel is correctly centered, if you put the wheel on while the bike was upside down it can be locked into place out of centre and wobble.