Rene: I had Tom build a fork for my 58 cm Atlantis, 40 mm trail. The reason was a vague wandering of the front end while climbing at low speed & this seems a common complaint. I always have an Acorn Boxy Rando bag on the front, with at least a few pounds of maps, pump, misc junk, etc. Was this wandering sensation your reason for changing forks?
Also, it's been suggested that lower trail may contribute to shimmy. Even with the stock fork, my Atlantis has always had a shimmy when rear loaded. For instance, even with the front bag and only 2 panniers in back (nothing on the top of the rack) I've experienced shimmy. I cannot be sure but it may happen more frequently now that I've changed forks. Have you noticed any shimmy problems? With either bike? Note the shimmy has never happened with either a front only load (2 panniers on low riders) or a balanced, 4 bag load. I have one of IRD's roller bearing headsets on its way. Jan Heine suggests roller bearing headsets have more friction and have been helpful in reducing shimmy. I figure it's worth a shot. Look forward to hearing your thoughts. Doug Peterson On Sunday, December 9, 2012 8:38:28 PM UTC-8, René wrote: > > It's been several long months since I updated the group on my fork update > for my Atlantis and my Hunqapillar. I sent the Atlantis to be repainted > (with its new fork) in August, and it was around October when I was finally > able to get it back. I decided to wait the recommended 30 days before > waxing the paint, but with a very hectic travel and work schedule, it > wasn't until now that I was able to rebuild it. > > While I still need to put the Berthoud steel fenders back on, the basic > build is finished. Rear rack needs to be installed as well, but rack > decisions are always hard... > > I have always liked the original Atlantis color so much, that I decided to > go with it again, but add a distinguishing touch to the paint scheme to > make it a bit unique. You can see it on the 3 photos I've posted: * > http://tinyurl.com/ae3gj5q* > ** > Since I still have the original fork, I compared colors and as expected (I > wouldn't have thought so before) the colors are similar but not quite > identical. The new pain is brighter and more vivid, which I actually like a > lot. > > Aside form a couple of rides in my patio to make sure everything is > working OK, I still haven't taken a rear ride on the new configuration (low > trail fork) to be able to report anything. So far, I've kept riding my > Hunqapillar with its low trail fork and keep loving it. In the coming weeks > I will report on my impressions with the low trail fork on the Atlantis, as > well as whether the annoying shimmy it always had when loaded has > dissappeared or not. > > René > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/ImjdD90Je94J. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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.
