Thanks for the feedback Luke. Beautiful build. Great to see you did the PR.
Tail Winds, ~Hugh On Oct 14, 2015 9:06 AM, "lukeheller" <heller.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh yeah, it shimmys with or without the saddle bag by the way. But I put a > lot of effort into front loading that bike to reduce shimmy. I only use a > saddle bag on it for 1200's or unsupported 600kms. > > On Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 12:04:20 PM UTC-4, lukeheller wrote: >> >> This custom 700c NFE shimmys. >> It's about a 60x60. >> Seat tube angle is 71.5. >> Fork rake is ~75 >> >> The shimmy isn't a problem unless i let go of the bars *AND* lean >> backwards. But then, it is a problem. >> >> I use a TOKEN needle bearing headset. That helped but didn't fully remove >> the issue. >> >> Different tire sizes/suppleness affects shimmy. I run 700x35 kojacks. >> Shimmys with no hands on bars leaning back. >> If I run it with 700x28 marathon plus, shimmy is significantly reduced. >> But those tires feel dead so I don't ride them. >> I'd be curious to see what those fat supple beasts would do to my shimmy >> problem. Probably not help! Yet I'd like to try them. >> >> On Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 6:53:59 PM UTC-4, Mike Schiller wrote: >>> >>> Shimmy on an NFE?... I'd like to see that bike and how it's >>> loaded/built. My Matthews uses similar tubing ( 8/5/8 OS) and geometry as >>> the NFE and I don't get any shimmy at all. The NFE has a similar tubeset to >>> a Hilsen BTW. So either they have too much weight up high or something >>> else is going on. >>> >>> back to original subject... I'd love to try those tires on my Bantam. >>> It was designed around 44 mm tires and fenders. Wonder it they are tubeless >>> compatible? >>> >>> ~mike >>> Carlsbad Ca >>> >>> On Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 11:22:41 AM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote: >>>> >>>> So yes!! I've been thinking on these same lines. I like the Elephant >>>> NFE but have heard even with the low trail fork there's some shimmy. Never >>>> ridden one myself. I love the idea of a bike with a light tube set capable >>>> of running 42mm+ CX & slick tires. I suppose some are calling it a monster >>>> cross. Just thinking about my ultimate adventure bike. >>>> >>>> ~Hugh >>>> >>>> >>>>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/aEYyD3bnppc/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
