I should have noted that this is *not* a headset issue- though I thought it was at first. If I hop off the bike and lock the front break and rock the bike back and forth over the front wheel I can actually see the brake arms shift forward, eliciting the slight knock, back and forward. This is under heavy pressure, which matches its appearance when I am riding and brake suddenly coming down from 15mph+.
There are two knurled washers on either side of the fender mount, and I've considered taking one out to give the brake bolt more length to bite in and stiffen up the set up. <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cEp41Fe61yU/UQRXnzn9-7I/AAAAAAAAAWg/xGFvYzNqoxk/s1600/HPIM1230.JPG> Thanks for all your help- I'd love to get this cleared up. It's becoming one of those things that is sticking in my craw and limiting my enjoyment of the bike. <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XpO4uHU7L8I/UQRX4QM1pYI/AAAAAAAAAWo/fBB7rQ50Wdk/s1600/HPIM1227.JPG> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dPeVVEw-EeE/UQRY8r9ndSI/AAAAAAAAAW0/GZieAT1ffHY/s1600/HPIM1228.JPG> On Friday, January 25, 2013 6:13:36 PM UTC-8, Tim Tetrault wrote: > > Anybody have experience clearing up this forward rocking I have with my > long reach Tektros that are in the standard build for the Sam Hilborne? > When I brake sharply (or even if I don't and I'm just carrying weight I > experience this slight, singular vibration that I can feel in the > handlebar... the brakes are rocking forward a bit, and it is very > disconcerting. I took it to a mechanic I work with and he basically said > that it was something that happened with long reach brakes, v-brakes, > anything with a long arm design. I feel skeptical. > > Thanks for your help- let me know if posting a pic of my current set up > would help- I gotta believe they can function better than this. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
