What bike? I've had bikes develop moderate shimmy at certain speeds; on the '03 Riv just recently, as a matter of fact but it went away very quickly -- no idea why it came or went. Ditto for the '95 Riv; again, after a week or so, it went away. Both at about 18-20, IIRC.
On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Michael <john11.2...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have ridden this downhill many times on the way into work over the last > couple months. My usual habit is to coast ~ 30mph on the hoods. > Then, reach to the barcon to downshift in preperation for the next climb. > > Today, lotsa winds in this area. Gusty and fast. > When I reached down to the drop for the barcon - > BBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. Massive front end shimmy. > > All I could do was to hold on tight and apply the front brake gently. I > didn't want to move my right hand at all. > Thankfully, it settled down and all was well. > > I guess my shifting my right hand to the right barcon (while left hand is > on the left hood) destabilizes the front end enough that with the wind > hitting me at that time was enough to disrupt the front end. > > I have done this descent before many, many times and the bike always > descinds like a rock - very stable. I think I will take it slower from now > on. > > -- > 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/-/kGZWM9DC22YJ. > 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. > -- ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- -- 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.
