Wibbly Wobbly wheels
TommiTri
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Hi,
After experiencing a bit of what i think is wobbly wheels (I dont know that much about bikes!) at speeds of over 35kph I am a tad worried!
On further investigation I noticed a very very very slight deviation towards the left brake pad on the rear wheel, and the to the right brake pad on the front. Is it this which is causing the wobbling at high speeds? So Im guessing the wheels are not quite true, now we come to the main point of my question.
I have 2 options I think, either buy a spoke wrench and have a go at fixing them myself, or take them to a local bike shop for repair.
The reason I would like to have a go at doing them myself is because I would rather learn to do these kind of jobs myself, and so I understand my bike a bit better. But I am a little worried I will screw them up worse than they are, is this something I can do fairly easily myself?
After experiencing a bit of what i think is wobbly wheels (I dont know that much about bikes!) at speeds of over 35kph I am a tad worried!
On further investigation I noticed a very very very slight deviation towards the left brake pad on the rear wheel, and the to the right brake pad on the front. Is it this which is causing the wobbling at high speeds? So Im guessing the wheels are not quite true, now we come to the main point of my question.
I have 2 options I think, either buy a spoke wrench and have a go at fixing them myself, or take them to a local bike shop for repair.
The reason I would like to have a go at doing them myself is because I would rather learn to do these kind of jobs myself, and so I understand my bike a bit better. But I am a little worried I will screw them up worse than they are, is this something I can do fairly easily myself?
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Good luck
I do it this way because I can't hold the chalk steady. Are there any inherent problems with this method?
ok so after spending the best part of 2 hours 'truing' the wheels to what I believed was perefect, I tried the chalk,technique thanks for that MG I got it to the point that there was a unbroken chalk line all the way round the rim, and the wheel seems to be equidistant from each brake pad.
But, I'm still having the problem at high speeds! I am suspecting it is the wind, but as I live in leeds it is never not windy so i dont know!