On Thu, 2013-04-25 at 23:25 -0700, john wrote: > > I have been very happy with my Sam HIll. But If there were one thing I > would change about it, I'd ditch the 6% upsloping top tube. This is > purely from aesthetical considerations. However, I'm wondering now if > samh doesn't have something right when he speaks of large frames > needing extra stiffness to ward off shimmy. Maybe (and I hope I'm > wrong) my 60 cm frame, with very tall head tube, is flexy enough to > produce shimmy when a skinny guy like me descends a steep hill, > sitting up, without weight over the front of the bike.
There's no Rivendell that's anywhere near as flexible as my 60 cm MAP Randonneur (8/5/8 std diam tubing vs OS Riv tubing) and the MAP does not shimmy. -- 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?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
