Hi All, Sorry to bring up a well-discussed topic, but after reading through the history of threads, I'm still not sure what to try. I've had my Hilsen for about five months now, and I've always ridden with Sackville TourSacks (the rear panniers) mounted on a Nitto Big Back Rack. I've got less to carry on my commute now, so I took off the panniers and decided just to strap my bag to the rack. The problem is that I get a consistent low-speed shimmy when trying to ride no- handed, which had never happened with the panniers.
I'm not sure what info is relevant, so I'll give you what I know, just in case: -- Me (135 lbs with shoes) -- 55 cm. Hilsen, 33mm Jack Browns, SKS fenders, Nitto Campee Big Back Rack. -- U-Lock -- Messenger Bag: 10 lbs of macbook, power cord, wallet and phone. Smallish canvas bag, but extends 2" over each side of the rack. -- Two bungees to strap down the bag. What I've tried: -- strapping the bag every which way, moving it forward and backward, turning it sideways, multiple bungees to lock it down. -- tightening the rack attachments. -- changing the tire pressure -- a lighter load. A 5lb bag (leather purse/wallet/phone/u-lock) *doesn't* shimmy. I'm glad the bike handles so well with the occasional 50 pounds of books and groceries in the panniers, but it would be a real shame if it couldn't handle 10 pounds on the rack. Has anyone actually had luck tightening the headset? Any other suggestions? Thanks for your advice! Nicole -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
