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Warped back wheel on MTB????

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  • 09-07-2017 7:40pm
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    QueenMTBee
    Registered Users Posts: 188 ✭✭


    I think I've done something to my back wheel. Its not loose and nothing is grinding or rubbing - the wheel itself seems to be warped. All the spokes seem ok. It looks like the wheel is slightly rugby ball shaped/eliptical as opposed to round. Any ideas what is wrong? Or how it can be fixed? I'll try to upload a video.

    Edited - it won't let me upload the video from my phone or laptop.


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    cython
    Registered Users Posts: 4,769 ✭✭✭cython


    QueenMTBee wrote: »
    I think I've done something to my back wheel. Its not loose and nothing is grinding or rubbing - the wheel itself seems to be warped. All the spokes seem ok. It looks like the wheel is slightly rugby ball shaped/eliptical as opposed to round. Any ideas what is wrong? Or how it can be fixed? I'll try to upload a video.

    Edited - it won't let me upload the video from my phone or laptop.

    Sounds on the face of it like it is out of true. Probably best bringing it in to your local shop (ideally an actual bike shop, not just Halfords, as truing can be a finicky task), and asking them to true it for you.


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    rizzodun
    Registered Users Posts: 2,598 ✭✭✭rizzodun


    OP, are you sure it's the wheel and not the tyre?

    I know it sounds silly, but with bigger tyres on MTB's, sometimes people think the wheel is a bit warped when in fact the tyre may by slightly misshapen.

    Check the video below for some tips, particularly for your problem, at the 1:15 mark.



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    easygoing39
    Registered Users Posts: 1,375 ✭✭✭easygoing39


    If ever a person needs to join a club its you.Every other day youre firing up questions and queries that could be so easily sorted amongst clubmates!!! Distance diagnosis takes longer and will never be be as good as hands on eyeballing!


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    Mr. Grieves
    Registered Users Posts: 781 ✭✭✭Mr. Grieves


    QueenMTBee wrote: »
    I think I've done something to my back wheel. Its not loose and nothing is grinding or rubbing - the wheel itself seems to be warped. All the spokes seem ok. It looks like the wheel is slightly rugby ball shaped/eliptical as opposed to round. Any ideas what is wrong? Or how it can be fixed? I'll try to upload a video.

    Edited - it won't let me upload the video from my phone or laptop.

    If the tyre has a tube in it and you're using tubeless rims, there's so little space for the tube that the tyre doesn't seat straight. Not really a problem, you could deflate and try seat it better, or inflate to 60 psi and it might seat itself with a popping sound (then drop to normal pressure).


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