I found out today that my front wheel is bent on one side. I'm guessing this is the cause for the vibration and shimming on a relatively smooth road surface. The suspension may also be set for someone with more weight then I, previous owner was a lot bigger then my 170ish lbs. So now I'm in need for a new front rim, the tire is brand new, somehow the shop must have overlooked it. I'm very surprised they did after putting on the tire... Suspension setting need a look at and I need a new wheel.
Well, when someone puts a tire on, they're supposed to balance the wheel afterwords; a bent rim can still be balanced and would ride without vibration. Is the bend in the lip, or somewhere else?
I think that is a pretty minor bend, and should not affect steering feel. If there are any weights on your wheel, the tire installer would have put them there when they balanced your wheel, so you can be sure the wheel is balanced if you see weights (occasionally you get lucky as well and the front wheel may not need weights, which has happened to me once or twice.)
Now, having weird steering feel when going straight is a source for concern. Has it always done this? Do you have reason to believe the previous owner had the front suspension hardware modified? Have you ever had sag and forks settings changed or set for your weight?
good, I'm glad I don't need to invest in a used wheel, the 05/06 front wheel is pretty rare on ebay. Not sure where to look for the weights. I'll bring it somewhere and get a quote on how much a repair job would be for the wheel. So, I haven't noticed any thing amiss with steering feel or performance. Just straight line reverberation/vibrations/shimming when the road is smooth. I'm assuming the reason for this happening is due to the slight bend, and not to do with the suspension. I'll have someone check the suspension as well as to fix the bend.
I'm assuming the reason for this happening is due to the slight bend, and not to do with the suspension. I'll have someone check the suspension as well as to fix the bend.
A small bend like that wouldn't really do anything to the carcass of the tire (the tire is beaded to the rim below the lip) so I feel that it is not the cause of this issue. However a shop would probably be better to tell you since they can inspect it and/or ride it.
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