Hmm, will be picking one up for my bombadil rebuild when it comes back from paint. Looks like the perfect setup at almost half the cost of Chris King. On Jan 3, 2013 8:15 PM, "dougP" <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote:
> My Atlantis has always had an odd, annoying and somewhat unpredictable > shimmy. This topic has been discussed ad nauseum, with the suggestion that > a roller bearing headset MAY increase the friction enough to damp out > shimmy. Since my problem was limited to certain load conditions (heavy > rear & little to no front load) that were easily adjusted (more weight up > front), it was not a Red Alert. I always thought it would be a nice thing > to try but never put much effort into finding one for the Atlantis. With > Rivendell now handling the IRD and Grant specifically mentioning the > goodness of a bit of extra stickiness, I had to give it a try. The > original Ultegra was nearing 10 years old & way past 40,000 miles, so it > had earned it's keep. In fact, it was still smooth & I wouldn't have been > thinking about it absent the shimmy. > > After a few hundred miles & a variety of loading experiments, I'm pleased > to report a complete absence of shimmy. Even with 15 lbs in each rear bag, > shoved as far back as possible on a Nitto big back rack, and nothing, not > even my trusty Acorn, on the front, the bike is rock while sitting > up-right, coasting a 20 MPH downhill. Previously, a load this squirrely > would get things rocking about 12-14 MPH and be overly exciting by 18. All > that drama is gone. > > For anyone who's got a recurring problem on this issue, give one of the > IRD headsets a shot. It's a relatively quick, simple experiment and the > headset looks quite nice as well. The bike otherwise handles the same so > there is no downside. > > dougP > > -- > 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/-/NDnWRSFdzScJ. > 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. > -- 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.
