For a cycling enthusiast this amount of wobble would not be acceptable. Getting this wheel trued at a bike shop would not be cost-effective relative to the value of the bike.
hispanicausinpanic on
It could be the way the tire is mounted.
CommunicationTop5231 on
Feature and bug both
Tyler_Durden69420 on
It’s within their tolerances
Bonerunknown on
Very common with walmart bikes.
Untrue wheel caused by boxed bikes being stored on its side.
You can check your alignment by taking the pegs off and flipping it upside down, look down the barrel and see if it lines up.
K3ndog411 on
Sadly it’s not the best quality so there may be issues like this that you wouldn’t normally find on a higher end bike. For a kids bike it shouldn’t be a big deal though I would imagine
Sea_Farmer_4812 on
I think over half of the wobble is the tire, not the rim. It may be possible to deflate, break the bead and remount it better
ForsakenRacism on
The wheel probably isn’t true.
climbing_account on
You could probably decrease that wobble by half at home by truing with a pair of pliers. It’s a walmart bike so you don’t need to be super careful about how it looks and it would at least save the brakes a bit. There’s plenty of info on youtube from park tool on how it works, it’s not hard.
ecirnj on
Normal and surprised it’s not more. Not a big deal unless your kid is going to be breaking speed records on it.
fxdwgi on
Combo between tire and wheel. Tire might not be beaded 100% correctly. But that’s a machine built wheel and they have yet figured out the human touch. The Walmart assembler most likely isn’t a bike mechanic and didn’t check and re-tension the wheel.
GibbsMalinowski on
Go pay most of the price of the bike to have it trued
ilsloaoycd on
It’s probably more the cheap tire than anything. I wouldn’t worry about it on a kids bike.
Total-Sector-6825 on
Ya get what ya pay for
JealousSea2748 on
this will not affect riding
Partysmasher28 on
You get what you paid for.
Bufordtannan on
Looks like the tyre
AlpsInternal on
When I look only at the rim it seems right on. It is probably a minor issue with te tire set into the rim.
chiphook on
The guy that assembled and trued this wheel had no shoes. Had no workbench, squatted on a dirt floor. Also, the wheel runs just fine fir it’s intended use. When your toddler hits 40mph, upgrade the bike.
Brodelio13 on
Hard to tell from your video since the camera isn’t on a tripod. Can’t tell if the wobble is from the tire or the rim or both.
If it doesn’t affect braking then I wouldn’t worry about it. If it does and it’s the rim, you can true the rim yourself for cheap. Just get some spoke wrenches and fix yourself. I’ve done it before and it’s not hard, you just need patience. Tightening a spoke will pull the rim towards the side of the spoke. Releasing some tension moves the rim to the opposite side is of the spoke. There’s videos that show you how if you don’t know how to get started. The trick is to remove the left and right wobble while still keeping the outer rim profile round.
NobleAssassin96 on
Thanks everyone wobble = cheap = walmart
ecski on
In the words of a legendary old friend from Boston, when confronting a female customer in his shop asking about Walmart bikes: “listen lady, do you want yah kehds to fahkin die?” (Best read in thick Boston accent).
Tl;dr: Walmart bikes are of poor quality and generally a safety risk
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Walmart bikes are of poor quality.
Could be better, could be worse.
Honestly for a kids bike it’s probably fine.
For a cycling enthusiast this amount of wobble would not be acceptable. Getting this wheel trued at a bike shop would not be cost-effective relative to the value of the bike.
It could be the way the tire is mounted.
Feature and bug both
It’s within their tolerances
Very common with walmart bikes.
Untrue wheel caused by boxed bikes being stored on its side.
You can check your alignment by taking the pegs off and flipping it upside down, look down the barrel and see if it lines up.
Sadly it’s not the best quality so there may be issues like this that you wouldn’t normally find on a higher end bike. For a kids bike it shouldn’t be a big deal though I would imagine
I think over half of the wobble is the tire, not the rim. It may be possible to deflate, break the bead and remount it better
The wheel probably isn’t true.
You could probably decrease that wobble by half at home by truing with a pair of pliers. It’s a walmart bike so you don’t need to be super careful about how it looks and it would at least save the brakes a bit. There’s plenty of info on youtube from park tool on how it works, it’s not hard.
Normal and surprised it’s not more. Not a big deal unless your kid is going to be breaking speed records on it.
Combo between tire and wheel. Tire might not be beaded 100% correctly. But that’s a machine built wheel and they have yet figured out the human touch. The Walmart assembler most likely isn’t a bike mechanic and didn’t check and re-tension the wheel.
Go pay most of the price of the bike to have it trued
It’s probably more the cheap tire than anything. I wouldn’t worry about it on a kids bike.
Ya get what ya pay for
this will not affect riding
You get what you paid for.
Looks like the tyre
When I look only at the rim it seems right on. It is probably a minor issue with te tire set into the rim.
The guy that assembled and trued this wheel had no shoes. Had no workbench, squatted on a dirt floor. Also, the wheel runs just fine fir it’s intended use. When your toddler hits 40mph, upgrade the bike.
Hard to tell from your video since the camera isn’t on a tripod. Can’t tell if the wobble is from the tire or the rim or both.
If it doesn’t affect braking then I wouldn’t worry about it. If it does and it’s the rim, you can true the rim yourself for cheap. Just get some spoke wrenches and fix yourself. I’ve done it before and it’s not hard, you just need patience. Tightening a spoke will pull the rim towards the side of the spoke. Releasing some tension moves the rim to the opposite side is of the spoke. There’s videos that show you how if you don’t know how to get started. The trick is to remove the left and right wobble while still keeping the outer rim profile round.
Thanks everyone wobble = cheap = walmart
In the words of a legendary old friend from Boston, when confronting a female customer in his shop asking about Walmart bikes: “listen lady, do you want yah kehds to fahkin die?” (Best read in thick Boston accent).
Tl;dr: Walmart bikes are of poor quality and generally a safety risk