Originally Posted by
twentysomething
Have a new Trek Madone 4.5. Took it for a ride and it started shimmying (?) on downhills.
Hopefully, this doesn't sound too weird.
I looked at it later and the front wheel seems like it is 'out of round'. When I spin the wheel, it doesn't rub the brake pads, so it seems true from that standpoint. But its like it is weighted more on one side.
Does this make sense and does anyone know what it might be?
The side which seems to have 'more weight' wouldn't happen to be the side with the valve, would it?
Death wobble on downhills can be caused by a lot of things other than wheels.