Should the mountain bikes wheels be bouncy?
June 30, 2010 by pbik
Filed under Mountain bikes
I have a Rallye 24′ Mountain Bike. I pumped it with a hand pump meant for bikes obviously, and its bouncy when i ride it. Its probably a stupid question but should it be bouncy?
It will be bouncy due to the cheap shocks. Cheap bikes have cheap shocks that wont work the way they should.
Is the bouncing caused by the tyres or the suspension?
If it’s the suspension, then you’ll probably just have to live with it, because the suspension is unlikely to be adjustable.
If it’s the tyres, you may need to put a bit more pressure in them. If they’re too soft, you may get punctures if you ride over pot holes, when the tube gets pinched between the wheel rim and the road.
It is due to the cheap shocks but it does not matter because that bike will not hold up to real off-road riding anyway.