Thank you for sharing pictures of your Bomba. A fine bike! On Apr 18, 12:30 pm, Eduardo Rosas <[email protected]> wrote: > Wish I would have seen you, I would have stopped by to talk for sure! > I was so tired of seeing the same old spec/rek/avelos, The funny thing > is that they all think their are so cool with the same bike, Mine > stuck out for sure. I didn't get the complete cold shoulder but only > 3/4 people talked to me about the bike (1 from SF rando group, who was > on a carbon as well). > > Hope you still had a fun time, I know I enjoyed myself. I didn't > finish in their time limit (whatever, I finished, which was my > goal!). It was my first century and I'm not looking for more any time > soon. I'd much rather run to Santa Cruz for the weekend than have to > leave at a certain time, stop at their rest stops and finish when they > tell me. > > Pic of my rivish surlyhttp://tinyurl.com/y2byxqm > > --E > > It's a rivish Surly. I was actually > On Apr 18, 11:56 am, CycloFiend <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > on 4/17/10 10:49 PM, Rene Sterental at [email protected] 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 > > > King > > > headset; is it perhaps a little tight? Read somewhere that someone fixed > > > that > > > problem by loosening their headset a bit. > > > The fix I'm familiar with is actually the opposite - either slightly > > tightening the headset or using super heavy grease (like boat trailer > > bearing grease) in a loose-ball headset to slow down the response. > > > 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 anything. > > > > The bike creaks constantly; there is some creaking when coasting, but I > > > cannot > > > associate it with anything in particular. Perhaps the Berthoud fenders, > > > perhaps the BB. Then, when pedaling with my hands on the hoods, there was > > > a > > > regular loud creak that towards the end I could replicate when stopped by > > > twisting on the handlebars. Both of my stem bolts are as tight as I can > > > tighten them by hand. This creaking superimposed on the rolling creaks as > > > well > > > and created a cacophony (in my ears) that seemed to get worse towards the > > > end > > > of the ride. Specially if I was pedaling harder or uphill. > > > Creaks are crazy-making issues. > > > Basically, remove the bolts, grease the surfaces, reinstall. > > > Repeat until isolated. > > > However, I will say that you might not want things "as tight as (you) can > > tighten them by hand". If you have a good bicycle mechanic nearby, you > > might pay for a half hour of their time (burrito and beer?) and have them > > show you how tight a properly torqued bolt should be. > > > With greased threads (and threads are _always_ greased), it doesn't take > > everything you've got. It is very helpful to develop the "feel", and that > > comes from practice. (And I will say that if you don't get the 'feel' > > thing, be honest and get a torque wrench with inch-pound increments.) > > > Squeaks are notoriously hard to locate while riding. Having someone > > alongside listening can help. > > > Now, specific to your complaint: > > > If you were just sitting and coasting and creaking: > > > Saddle itself (silicone spray at the metal/leather interfaces) > > Saddle to rail connection (bolt threads, thin grease on rails) > > Hubs, freehub/freewheel, wheels not properly seated in dropouts > > > Since you can replicate it by torquing the bars, I'd pull and regrease the > > stem, then the bars. It could also be a cable housing tip. > > > If it's happening with a pedal stroke, then I'd suspect in order - pedals, > > pedal/crank threads, crank/spindle interface, bottom bracket threads. > > > Hope that is of some help, > > > - Jim > > > -- > > Jim Edgar > > [email protected] > > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Workshops of the iBob's > > > Send In Your Photos! - Here's how:http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines > > > "My nighttime attitude is anyone can run you down and get away with it. > > That's why I don't even own a bike light or one of those godawful reflective > > suits. Because if you've put yourself in a position where someone has to > > see you in order for you to be safe...you've already blown it." > > -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
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