All multigear mountain bikes are equipped with a high tech component known as the rear derailleur.
Mountain bike rear sprocket wobble.
The bike is a giant seek 2.
Over time the teeth on the gears start.
Check for flat spot wobbles or a bike that is not radially true.
You can also move your rear wheel to adjust chain tension.
Each ring is a gear on your bike and the chain which connects to the pedals turns the cassette to power the bike.
Is it likely to be the cassette that s warped or the hub.
The most common issue is when the rim wobbles left to right but bike tires can also wobble up and down as well forming egg shaped wheels or small flat spots where the tension isn t quite right up and down.
In bikes speed wobble starts when something causes the front wheel to accelerate to one side.
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Is it normal for the rear cassette to wobble on a mountain bike.
Could this even be normal.
According to bike expert sheldon brown the rear derailleur features a tension pulley that keeps the chain tight while it moves between the various cogs of the rear cassette.
Is it normal for the rear cassette to wobble on a mountain bike.