Wish I would have seen you, I would have stopped by to talk for sure! I was so tired of seeing the same old spec/rek/avelos, The funny thing is that they all think their are so cool with the same bike, Mine stuck out for sure. I didn't get the complete cold shoulder but only 3/4 people talked to me about the bike (1 from SF rando group, who was on a carbon as well).
Hope you still had a fun time, I know I enjoyed myself. I didn't finish in their time limit (whatever, I finished, which was my goal!). It was my first century and I'm not looking for more any time soon. I'd much rather run to Santa Cruz for the weekend than have to leave at a certain time, stop at their rest stops and finish when they tell me. Pic of my rivish surly http://tinyurl.com/y2byxqm --E It's a rivish Surly. I was actually On Apr 18, 11:56 am, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > on 4/17/10 10:49 PM, Rene Sterental at orthie...@gmail.com wrote: > > > 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 fix I'm familiar with is actually the opposite - either slightly > tightening the headset or using super heavy grease (like boat trailer > bearing grease) in a loose-ball headset to slow down the response. > > Bear in mind that there are a _lot_ of variables in the shimmy equation - > fore/aft weight distribution, friction into the tires, tire pressure, load > positioning, weight, etc - I would see if you can replicate it again before > trying anything. > > > 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. > > Creaks are crazy-making issues. > > Basically, remove the bolts, grease the surfaces, reinstall. > > Repeat until isolated. > > However, I will say that you might not want things "as tight as (you) can > tighten them by hand". If you have a good bicycle mechanic nearby, you > might pay for a half hour of their time (burrito and beer?) and have them > show you how tight a properly torqued bolt should be. > > With greased threads (and threads are _always_ greased), it doesn't take > everything you've got. It is very helpful to develop the "feel", and that > comes from practice. (And I will say that if you don't get the 'feel' > thing, be honest and get a torque wrench with inch-pound increments.) > > Squeaks are notoriously hard to locate while riding. Having someone > alongside listening can help. > > Now, specific to your complaint: > > If you were just sitting and coasting and creaking: > > Saddle itself (silicone spray at the metal/leather interfaces) > Saddle to rail connection (bolt threads, thin grease on rails) > Hubs, freehub/freewheel, wheels not properly seated in dropouts > > Since you can replicate it by torquing the bars, I'd pull and regrease the > stem, then the bars. It could also be a cable housing tip. > > If it's happening with a pedal stroke, then I'd suspect in order - pedals, > pedal/crank threads, crank/spindle interface, bottom bracket threads. > > Hope that is of some help, > > - Jim > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > Workshops of the iBob's > > Send In Your Photos! - Here's how:http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines > > "My nighttime attitude is anyone can run you down and get away with it. > That's why I don't even own a bike light or one of those godawful reflective > suits. Because if you've put yourself in a position where someone has to > see you in order for you to be safe...you've already blown it." > -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" > > -- > 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 at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
