Wheel Hop
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Let's stand back a moment! You changed your wheels. Did the bike hop with the previous wheels? If not, then your new wheels need balancing! You can confirm that yourself by jacking the front wheel just off the ground. Lever the brake pads off the discs, so the wheel runs freely. Turn the wheel and let it rotate slowly until it stops. Use a marker pen to mark the low spot after it stops turning and repeat a few times. My money is on the low points being similar every time!
Get that done first. You can balance it yourself by using balancing beads or conventional wheel weights.
Get that done first. You can balance it yourself by using balancing beads or conventional wheel weights.
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i had this problem before and the wheel was balanced. turned out the wheel was not perfectly round (laced wheel also). like grbrown said, jack the front wheel off the ground. and after your done with his test, do this: set something up so that it is right at the edge of the wheel. it can be something as simple as a stick with a nail through it. just get it set where it is at the edge of the wheel, somewhere. then slowly rotate the wheel. see if the edge of the wheel is always where the nail points, or did it rotate off of it? if it rotated off, the wheel is not round.
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