OMIGOD--It's so BIG!

Are you sure that it it's not the pedals and cranks slighty moving the
whole uni from side to side? This can cause the illusion that the whole
tyre "wobbles".

I have a similar problem, only worse, my wheel and trye wobble under me
when I'm riding. Although I strongly suspect that it's down to my
riding style!

Hooked

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Terry17 said:

I have no experience with 3 inch knobby wheels, but it seems to sort of
undulate (can't think of a better word) when it spins.

Watch out! There's a -_*SNAKE*_- in your ti/yre! that's why it
"undulates."

Seriously, that wobble is not the -wheel-, but as the previous post
says, the cranks & pedals trying to move about their center of gravity.
In fact, if you were to clamp the seatpost in a vise you'd find the
_frame_ flexing slightly, as well.

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deflate your tire so there is a little air in it and bounce it on the
ground rotating it a little each time to get the bead to seat evenly
around the whole tire. that will help get rid of a "high and low spot"
on the tire and for where the tire is off to the side try to roll the
tire to the opposite side while it is still mostly deflated to try and
center it. i had to do that with the intense 2.7 and arrow 3.0 on my
mountain bike. hope that helps

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Terry17 said:

(We need a 'shameless flattery' emoticon!)

We need an emoticon that electrocutes the poster everytime they try to
access it.

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uniracer said:

....get the bead to seat evenly around the whole tire..... hope that
helps

Thanks, Uniracer, you were right on target. The guys at the bike shop
reseated the tire and that helped immensely. I appreciate you taking
the time to reply to my post.

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The time will come when 26 inches is just not enough. Or possibly are--
not enough. Enjoy riding it.

Get that tyre properly seated, get the right pressure in, then ride and
ride.

Not that I'm jealous, stuck in cold dark wet Nottingham, with little
opportunity to ride at the moment.😠

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Terry17 said:

Thanks, Uniracer, you were right on target. The guys at the bike shop
reseated the tire and that helped immensely. I appreciate you taking
the time to reply to my post.

i dont mind taking time to reply because i have asked the same question
before so im just passing my knowlege on.😄

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Terry17 said:

...undulate...

are we aloud to say that?😉

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"Mikefule" wrote in message ...

Quoted message said:

Not that I'm jealous, stuck in cold dark wet Nottingham, with little
opportunity to ride at the moment.😠

Well, I'm in cold dark not-wet-yet Nottingham, but I'll be jumping on my
26" uni a bit later on to go to http://www.nottsjuggling.co.uk/fundango/

:-)

STM

unijesse said:

are we aloud to say that?😉

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