Try putting your knee against the top tube. I know for me at some speed shimmy can be induced or begin and my knee calms it right down.
That being said.. my theories.. right wrong ... shrug.. just me thinking.. 1. On my larger framed bike with larger tires I get shimmy free handed... non of my wife bikes shimmy at 61cm even with load. Betty Foy, Atlantis, and Roadeo 2. Tires.. the bigger the tire the more chance of shimmy.. so balance the tires... (ok that's a joke but a thought for me) based on AHH and Rambouiet that with light fast tires 32mm from compass no shimmy at all... 3. when loaded on my Bombadil I can ride no handed at lower speeds with 70lbs of gear including handlebar bag with 35mm dslr in it, 9lb tent in front basket and 24lbs of gear in the lowrider front panniers... at lower speeds... Note to that on every bike I can comfortable go down hill holding my floppy hat on my head with one hand and other hand lightly on the bar with zero shimmy or even a trace... As for the comment about a Hilbourne not being able to carry 40lbs I say that it's not my experience as several friends of mine have them and tour with them successfully. That's my two cents with my experience... shrug.. Kelly On Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 11:07:38 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote: > > Last week on a S240, had a great time (except for that one incident) > but the problem was really, really bad shimmy/wobble. So bad I really > couldn't take my hands off even for a bit at any speed. > Rear loaded, with a little bit up front (sleeping bag). Pannier on one > side only but not a ton of weight in there. Heaviest thing was > probably the tent, packed up high. > So what am I packing wrong? I don't want to get a whole new luggage > system, nor a new bike, just want to work with what I've got and what > you can see here: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/17795666300/in/photostream/lightbox/ > > Suggestions? Want to get it so I'm stable and can ride hands free, at > least at lower <10mph speeds. Possible, or just the wrong bike for it? > Intermediate Riv tubing, OS downtube, nothing super light, nor super > stout, basically like a Hilsen I would guess. > > -- > Cheers, > David > > Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace > > "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
