As I was riding to work this morning I remembered I made another change. After I replaced the stem with the shorter one, it wasn't long before I realized that my current saddle was not going to work in the more upright position. So I removed the seat along with the zero setback seat post, something I had added before to reduce stretch, and replaced it with the original Kalloy set back seat post and Brooks B-17. So, in all honesty, it was the combination of a shorter stem and a set back seat post that changed the handling characteristics. Not surprising. Hence this threads title change.
Matt On Thursday, August 29, 2013 5:43:51 PM UTC-7, hangtownmatt wrote: > > Well, I found the solution and I wasn't even trying. Feeling just a bit > too stretched with the noodles, I decided to swap my 10 cm Nitto Technomic > with a 9cm. It is hard to believe 1cm can make such a difference, but Sam > now sings through the turns. I suppose it's because it changed the center > of gravity as well as my balance point. Not sure, but I'm happy with the > results. > > Matt > > On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 8:51:36 PM UTC-7, hangtownmatt wrote: >> >> I've got just under 6,000 miles on my new to me Sam Hillborne. Sometimes >> I'll be heading into a turn and it seems like the darn thing just won't go >> where I want it to go! I'm not complaining because I know the solution. >> If I consciously rotate my hips in the direction I want to go it performs >> admirably, but for me this is a conscious decision because my other bikes >> didn't handle like this; at least not as dramatically Don't get me wrong, >> I really enjoy this bike, but I'm wondering if anyone else has had the same >> experience. And if so, do you know what causes it? >> >> Matt >> > -- 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/groups/opt_out.
