This is one of the reasons speed wobbles are much more likely on a road bike than a mountain bike.
Mountain bike rear sprocket wobble.
In bikes speed wobble starts when something causes the front wheel to accelerate to one side.
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.
Is it likely to be the cassette that s warped or the hub.
You can also move your rear wheel to adjust chain tension.
The rear cassette is a set of concentric gear rings attached to your back wheel.
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All multigear mountain bikes are equipped with a high tech component known as the rear derailleur.
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.
The bike is a giant seek 2.
Is it normal for the rear cassette to wobble on a mountain bike.
Check for flat spot wobbles or a bike that is not radially true.
The cassette on my bike wobbles relative to the axle and i m looking for input.
Could this even be normal.