On Sep 17, 2008, at 7:18 AM, Frederick, Steve wrote:
> on 9/16/08 5:10 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Interesting article by someone who replaced the fork on their >> Atlantis >> to eliminate the "shimmies". >> >> http://readytoride.biz/?p=333 > > Shimmy can be caused by a lot of stuff--it may be that the headset > reinstall/adjustment when installing the new fork was enough to > cure it. Shimmy is a complex phenomenon and conditions have to be right for it to occur. Usually unweighting the saddle a bit will stop a shimmy instantly. Shimmy can be initiated by the rider (we all have a natural slight tremor, well known to photographers working in low light with long exposure times, which is amplified when we grip the bars harder or are cold), hitting a bump, some aspect of the bike, or by reaching a critical speed (this is usually when riding no-handed). > Grant builds Rivs the way he likes bikes and he likes rear > loaders. If you don't like rear loaders don't buy a Riv! (they > ain't "flawed"-that's the way they're s'posed to be) My 1996 All-Rounder has never shimmied that I can ever remember, and I have a handlebar bag and Nitto mini-rack on that bike and no rear load. It's pretty similar to the Altantis, so I was surprised to read this article. My best estimate is that trail on the A/R is about 55 mm. I think that too many people take what Grant writes and what Jan Heine writes as some kind of cycling gospel. I see this unquestioned acceptance coming up in all sorts of forums. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
