Re: [RBW] Bombadil @ Tierra Bella 35 mile ride - shellaced bars and creaky sounds...

2010-04-18 Thread PATRICK MOORE
On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 12:56 PM, CycloFiend wrote: > Bear in mind that there are a _lot_ of variables in the shimmy equation - > fore/aft weight distribution, friction into the tires, tire pressure, load > positioning, weight, etc - I would see if you can replicate it again before > trying anythi

Re: [RBW] Bombadil @ Tierra Bella 35 mile ride - shellaced bars and creaky sounds...

2010-04-18 Thread CycloFiend
on 4/17/10 10:49 PM, Rene Sterental at orthie...@gmail.com wrote: > Going a bit fast on downhill slopes, about 16 mph, removing the hands from the > bars caused a shimmy. It was kind of a low frequency shimmy, gentle but > steady. The bike kept going straight, but with the shimmy. I have a Chris Ki

[RBW] Bombadil @ Tierra Bella 35 mile ride - shellaced bars and creaky sounds...

2010-04-17 Thread Rene Sterental
Today was the Tierra Bella Century and I rode the 35 mile ride with the Bombadil. You can check out some pictures here: http://tinyurl.com/y6nuxy2. I taped my handlebars and shellacked them. I think the result is outstanding, my first ever experience with cloth and shellac. I also taped, twined an