Could this be the tire or the rim? And is it still good to ride? Thanks!
Slight wobble to the right on rear wheel
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by Fun-Tooth-2510
Could this be the tire or the rim? And is it still good to ride? Thanks!
Slight wobble to the right on rear wheel
byu/Fun-Tooth-2510 inbikewrench
by Fun-Tooth-2510
5 Comments
You are showing us a very minimal tire wobble. If you look at the wheel, you’d see if it’s just the tire, or the wheel. Or both.
When you rotate the wheel, look at the sidewall of the tire from both sides. That’s an easy way to notice if the tire isn’t seated evenly.
You need to determine if it’s the tire or the rim that’s wobbling.
Grab on to one of the rear seats days and move your thumb over until it’s just touching the rim.
When you spend the tire you’ll be able to see how much run out or hop the rim has.
Not the tire, but the rim.
If the rim is fine, what I’m seeing in your video is pretty normal for some tire carcasses.
It is good to ride, it is very often the tire, even if seated correctly, it could just be imperfect. You could check the tire by looking around the rim edge and the visible “line” (imprinted from manufacturing process) that should be equally visible on the tire where it hugs the rim.
You can check the rim e.g. by taking a pencil, holding it firm with your hand resting on a seat stay and slowly getting closer. If you hear it hit only certain part, so it goes “woof woof”. Some people just take a zip tie put on the stay, cut and watch the gap visually as the wheel spins.
Folded up and shipped tires are now out of round way more than they used to be.
But you’re just showing us the tire not the actual rim
send it, its absolutely ok, i am yet to see a really true wheel in my life lmao, i mean not new