Gorgeous Bomba and cool ride, I would definitely given you a shout out ;-). I notice on my steel canti bike that the brooks creaks and the wire loop on the canti's sometimes rubs/creaks on the fenders - just a thought.
On Apr 18, 9:28 am, Peter Andrews <beardedpe...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm with Esteban here, and I'd venture to say that, on a new bike, > with a new brooks, it is most likely your saddle. Grease the rails, > and be sure to use whatever it is you use on top of the saddle > (proofide, Obenauf's) on the underside as well. Get it in there > between the rear plate and the leather (where the rivets are). This > spot can be the source of a creak that resonates through the whole > bike. You might loosen the tension a bit and then re-tighten after > you've gotten some goo in there. > > As for the front end shimmy: I used to call them speed wobbles when I > was a kid on a skateboard. It's more to do with physics than > anything. I get the same shimmy on my Bomba at medium speeds and no- > hands. The shimmy has less (or nothing) to do with your super-nice > headset, and more to do with the speed you're going, and the geometry > of the Bomba's front end, specifically the rake (and trail) of the > fork. This bike is designed as an off-road bike capable of heavy, > loaded touring. I commute on my Bomba with a loaded rack up front, > and it feels quite solid. When I take it for a jaunt sans front load, > the steering feels positively twitchy (and responsive, as if ready to > maneuver across a dry creek-bed strewn with rocks the size of soccer > balls). I'd say, basically, don't sweat the shimmy. It has more to > do with the function of your bike, not a dysfunction. > > Hope this helps... > > On Apr 17, 10:49 pm, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Today was the Tierra Bella Century and I rode the 35 mile ride with the > > Bombadil. You can check out some pictures here:http://tinyurl.com/y6nuxy2. > > > I taped my handlebars and shellacked them. I think the result is > > outstanding, my first ever experience with cloth and shellac. I also taped, > > twined and shellacked the stand. > > > The day was great, I'm out of shape but working on it. I get bad hot spots > > on my left foot, seems I have a Morton's Neuroma on that foot. At least with > > the platform pedals I was able to move my foot around. It seems worse when > > I'm putting pressure to climb, subsides when I can pedal without applying so > > much pressure on the foot. > > > Amazingly, my bike seemed to be invisible to all the crabonites and > > aluminites passing me on the left all morning long. The only guy who said > > "Nice bike!" was a young guy riding a Bianchi single speed, wearing a beard > > like Sheldon's and carrying his stuff in a messenger Timbuktu bag. Not even > > at rest stops did anyone approach me to ask what kind of bike was I riding. > > I guess that in their world, carbon is the ultimate and nothing else exists. > > > I followed the tire pressure guidelines from the chart, and the bike felt > > wonderful. I did, however, note the following problems and would like > > feedback to solve them: > > > - Going a bit fast on downhill slopes, about 16 mph, removing the hands from > > the bars caused a shimmy. It was kind of a low frequency shimmy, gentle but > > steady. The bike kept going straight, but with the shimmy. I have a Chris > > King headset; is it perhaps a little tight? Read somewhere that someone > > fixed that problem by loosening their headset a bit. > > > - The bike creaks constantly; there is some creaking when coasting, but I > > cannot associate it with anything in particular. Perhaps the Berthoud > > fenders, perhaps the BB. Then, when pedaling with my hands on the hoods, > > there was a regular loud creak that towards the end I could replicate when > > stopped by twisting on the handlebars. Both of my stem bolts are as tight as > > I can tighten them by hand. This creaking superimposed on the rolling creaks > > as well and created a cacophony (in my ears) that seemed to get worse > > towards the end of the ride. Specially if I was pedaling harder or uphill. > > > Any help with suggestions on how to fix these problems will be appreciated > > as always! > > > Thanks again! > > > René > > > -- > > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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