On Dec 10, 11:07 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm extremely flattered at your almost instant reply.
I try to keep up with a few lists, just like everybody else. Until I get too busy... > Regarding shimmy, it's possible that my expectations were > unrealistic. I thought I'd learn some conclusive, empirically > testable conclusions, and I didn't get that. There are many variables. Just like when Grandpa dies of cancer. He's smoked in his youth, went to the pub with second-hand smoke most of his life, had asbestos in his basement, and painted his house and breathed the fumes. Why did he get cancer? We know all those things can cause cancer, but we don't know why grandpa got it. And his friend did all the same stuff and lived to 104 years of age. Similarly, there are many things that can bring on shimmy in one bike, but not the next. My Singer _almost_ shimmies with supple 31 mm wide tires, but it doesn't with stiffer 27 mm tires. Our article provides plenty of testable hypotheses, but like the causes for cancer, these hypotheses don't help you diagnose your actual case. Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly http://www.bikequarterly.com Follow our blog at http://janheine.wordpress.com/ -- 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.
