Would this be okay to ride casually untill I can get it sorted?
Relatively new rider. Rear wheel slightly wobbles, is this something to worry about?
byu/Slow-Ad2614 inMTB
by Slow-Ad2614
Would this be okay to ride casually untill I can get it sorted?
Relatively new rider. Rear wheel slightly wobbles, is this something to worry about?
byu/Slow-Ad2614 inMTB
by Slow-Ad2614
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I’ve rode wheels way worse than that. I would just check for loose spokes.
I mean whose rear wheel doesn’t look like that, you ll be fine
It could be a worry. Is the actual wheel wobbling or is it the tire? Sometimes the tire isn’t seated on the rim perfectly can’t rotate in the same plane as the rim. If the rim is untrue the whole wheel can wobble and be problematic.
Nah you’re fine, as long as it’s structurally sound and no loose spokes etc.
So you’re telling me that my rear wheel isn’t supposed to look like that? 😅
Is this the wheel or the tire?
My tire often looks like this after I put a new tube in. I use a compressor to get the tire up to about 65 psi to even out and set the bead, then drop the pressure back down to maybe 28psi.
For those cringing, my tire is rated for 65psi max.
Try to see if the rim is actually wobbling or if it’s just the tire itself. I’ve had some less than perfect tires where it was a little off from center, but the actual rim was good. If that’s the case then no worries.
Likely the tire, not the rim. Should be fine
I see a tire. Aim camera at rims to see what’s going on. If rim is untrue, it’s pretty darn easy to fix with a $5 tool and a post it note stuck to the frame by the rim folded back just enough to be flush with rim. Spin, find where rim retreats from the post it note or pushes against it, check the spokes on that spot and get them a similar tension.
There’s more accurate ways of doing this but that’s enough info to fix a massive wobble.
Get a spoke wrench and tighten any loose spokes. That may straighten it out
Nah dawg. You good…