I bet it is your front rack and basket. The little front racks are a lot more
wobbly than you think. Grab your basket on each side and with the wheel between
your knees, rock each side up and down, and back and forth (yaw). Really flexy
isn't it? That motion is introduced into your forks and frame with steering
corrections and bumps. Harmonic feed back keeps it going....The unequal weight
in the back would add to it. I don't think those racks were made for baskets
full of stuff, rather a stuff sack with a sleeping bag or a supporting the
bottom of a stem/bar supported Randonneur bag. The shimmy on my Atlantis went
away, finally, when I took off my Tubus low rider rack, Nitto M-12 mini-rack
and replaced them with a Nitto Big Rack. I love my Atlantis and wouldn't give
it up for a stiffer bike, ever. I just had to figure out the shimmy, and I did,
for MY bike. Good luck!
Claytonious Q
On Monday, June 1, 2015 1:03 PM, Jim Bronson <[email protected]> wrote:
"Loaded handling question" Pun intended? ;)On May 28, 2015 11:07 PM,
"cyclotourist" <[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.
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"it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal
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