Bought this thing today as I need transport to work asp due to some car problems. It has a creaky and slightly wobbly front wheel( seemed fine in store but the problem was evident as soon as I left). Does it just need some grease or… basically I’m trying to find out what’s wrong with it and how to fix it.
by Spirited_Affect9851
6 Comments
Make sure all bolts are adequately tightened. If the problem persists, it’s likely the wheel is out of true and would require a quick stop at a bike shop for a quick trueing which should be around $20 per wheel.
It’s a Walmart bike, exchange it for another one that is likely going to have the same problems…..OR buy form a community bike shop that is fully tuned and not have these type of issues that brand new bikes shouldn’t have
Try resetting the wheel in the fork ends and torquing down the bolts solid. Make sure the pedals are properly installed. Check the rear wheel as well, though that one usually gets installed at the factory before the wally assembling platoon get their hands on em.
Do some quick research on setting the saddle height correctly, and you can rotate the bars around so they’re reasonably comfortable.
Best of luck, commuting by bike when it’s a last resort sucks but it can be rewarding.
Take the paper sign out of the front wheel so it doesn’t go flibbity flibbity when you ride.
Luckily you can take that back and exchange it for an Ozark trail G1 explorer for the same money
I haven’t watched the video, but parktool usually has really good tutorials, it sounds like your spokes aren’t tensioned correctly. https://youtu.be/aYfL2wzkV4M?si=h2_m_FfKEDk4ePmD