I have the VO stabilizer on my LHT. Not junk at all. Works exactly as you
want a wheel stabilizer to work. The band clamp on that Hebie is prettier
than the VO, but not 3 or 4 times as pretty.
David
Charlotte, NC
On Friday, November 21, 2014 2:27:04 AM UTC-5, Peter M wrote:
Not sarcastic at
I tried a cheap version on my touring bike - don't know if it was VO but was
disappointed. The clamping ring on the downtube would slip letting the wheel
flop - tried padding and no padding under the band but just could not keep it
tight finally took it off as the paint was being damaged. The
eye of the beholder. :)
this is a list where people are getting $600 rain jackets, after all
On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 9:47 AM, David Spranger daspran...@gmail.com
wrote:
I have the VO stabilizer on my LHT. Not junk at all. Works exactly as you
want a wheel stabilizer to work. The band clamp on
The hub rack sounds like a good idea but (1) I'm only carrying a laptop and
maybe a coat in my front basket and (2) I'm trying to do this without
spending a whole lotta money. :)
On Sunday, November 9, 2014 7:35:47 AM UTC-8, Tim Gavin wrote:
I second what Matt's saying here. If you carried
This might actually work! Thanks, Lew!
On Sunday, November 9, 2014 11:17:54 AM UTC-8, Lew Plummer wrote:
Shimano makes the perfect steering lock but usually distributes them only
to OEM's. I believe Niagara Cycles has these. SEE HERE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vg0_meTSJI. Your Betty
Thanks for the video, Clayton. I can't play it on my Windows computer at
work, but I'll check it out from home.
Cheers!
On Thursday, November 13, 2014 9:36:43 AM UTC-8, Clayton wrote:
Cecily, I read your post and designed a simple contraption for my
Atlantis. I recently bought a Nitto big
The stabilizer works and it's not too pricey :)
On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 12:14 PM, Cecily Walker cecily.wal...@gmail.com
wrote:
Thanks for the video, Clayton. I can't play it on my Windows computer at
work, but I'll check it out from home.
Cheers!
On Thursday, November 13, 2014 9:36:43 AM
OK, so where do you get this and what's its official name ... The
Stabilizer?
Matt
On Thursday, November 20, 2014 2:02:24 PM UTC-8, Christopher Chen wrote:
The stabilizer works and it's not too pricey :)
On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 12:14 PM, Cecily Walker cecily...@gmail.com
javascript:
I have the hebie 695, I got it at clever cycles (in Portland), where it
lists for $40.
http://clevercycles.com/hebie-steering-stabilizer-695
Now when I park my bike, I flick the double kickstand, and walk away.
I can probably lower the dosage on my anti-anxiety meds and that would pay
for
Not sarcastic at all but that is worth almost 4x the price of the VO one?
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/vo-wheel-stabilizer.html
I have heard mixed reviews about VO version but its certainly cheap enough
to give a try, unless of course its junk.
On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 2:22 AM, Chris
I donno. I was at clever and it was in stock so I bought it.
This is the *riv* list after all. :)
On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 11:26 PM, Goshen Peter uscpeter11...@gmail.com
wrote:
Not sarcastic at all but that is worth almost 4x the price of the VO one?
Also, Made in Germany vs... um... well I donno.
On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 11:28 PM, Chris Chen cc...@nougat.org wrote:
I donno. I was at clever and it was in stock so I bought it.
This is the *riv* list after all. :)
On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 11:26 PM, Goshen Peter uscpeter11...@gmail.com
I just put the stabilizer on my chicken:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lumachrome/15794369176/
The plastic bit is a bit clunky but it's on the other side of the downtube
from me, and I think the metal band looks classy. Wheel flop be gone!
On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 9:36 AM, 'Clayton' via RBW
Cecily, I read your post and designed a simple contraption for my Atlantis.
I recently bought a Nitto big front rack from Riv and it flops! It was
easy to make. I had a frame bag that I made, so I used that to anchor and
store the elastic backed strap when not in use. Mine is anchored on one
Shimano makes the perfect steering lock but usually distributes them only
to OEM's. I believe Niagara Cycles has these. SEE HERE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vg0_meTSJI. Your Betty probably has
enough steer tube to accommodate this device.
Regards, Lew Plummer
On Friday, October 31,
I second what Matt's saying here. If you carried the weight down low in
panniers, it would feel a lot more stable.
When I first set up my girlfriend's San Marcos, she tried a lovely House of
Talents basket
http://houseoftalents.com/shop/bicycle-basket/asungtaba-bike-basket-368/
on the
Cecily,
A possible solution could be the Mark's Hub Area Rack. Due to it's lower
center of gravity I'd think it would have less flop. That combined with a
double legged kick stand should almost guarantee a solution. But hey
... no guarantees :)
Matt
On Friday, October 31, 2014 5:25:43
This reminds me of the time I installed a Wald Newsboy basket -- the
biggest available, 21 X 15 X 9, now apparently called just the Giant
Delivery Basket -- on the front of a beater, and tested it a l'outrance
with 2 cinderblocks -- 52 lb total. I actually managed to ride it a half
block, but was
Yep, I had the VO stabilizer for a while, then moved and disassembled bike
and lost the parts. It works well. Solves your problem.
Then Chris gave me another, and I haven't added it yet. Irish strap on the
front wheel when you park does the same thing. (I learned this from Chris).
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Sorry Cecily. You need two-- one on the front seat, the second to hold up
the bikes. :)
BTW: I have a VO wheel stabilizer on my crosscheck. Works fine. For my
Hunqapillar, I pre-turn it. That way it doesn't flop the bike over. If I'm
dealing with a heavy load (usually groceries), then I might
I have this problem on both of my bikes. I turn the front wheel in the
opposite direction of kickstand (both have single ones) and tell them in my
best dog mom voice: STAY. It sort of works. Mostly because they know that
if they don't, they don't get to go out of the prison ^H^H^H bike shed for
a
I have the VO wheel stabilizer and the VO double kickstand on my porteur
bike. They work well together. I can still tip the bike over if my front
bag is loaded unevenly, but it doesn't happen often. I consider the
stabilizer essential for a heavily front loaded utility bike. I agree with
HA! I do this too, Eunice. A fellow cyclist caught me saying STAY to my
Betty Foy one day and I was so embarrassed.
On Tuesday, November 4, 2014 11:02:12 AM UTC-8, Eunice Chang wrote:
I have this problem on both of my bikes. I turn the front wheel in the
opposite direction of kickstand
I have a twin leg kickstand already, and it doesn't help.
On Friday, October 31, 2014 8:01:20 PM UTC-7, ted wrote:
If it's mostly flop when parked on a kickstand that's the trouble, perhaps
a twin leg stand would help.
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I took it to the bike shop on Saturday, and a loose headset wasn't the
problem. I'd hate to have the kickstand cut and find out that wasn't the
solution either. I'm not putting a hugely heavy load in the front: just a
messenger bag with a MacBook air in it.
I guess I could learn to live with
I think the twin-leggers really beg for a stabilizer, because more often
that not, your front wheel is up in the air...
On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 1:53 PM, Cecily Walker cecily.wal...@gmail.com
wrote:
I took it to the bike shop on Saturday, and a loose headset wasn't the
problem. I'd hate to have
This is my experience with heavy, sometimes asymmetrical, rear loads, and
stands:
Pletscher and VO 2-leg, bb-mount: No damned good. When you get much more
than 5 lb difference between one side and the other, the bike will tend to
fall over on the side that has the heavier load.
Typical (eg,
Perhaps more elaborate than you were initially thinking, this is an
inspired solution from Shoji. Just be sure the kid has a wall beside them!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/stakx/15357513879/in/pool-hunqapillar
With abandon,
Patrick
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Oh, sure! I'll just grab my neighbor's kid and strap her to the front of
the Betty Foy! :-D
On Monday, November 3, 2014 3:17:04 PM UTC-8, Deacon Patrick wrote:
Perhaps more elaborate than you were initially thinking, this is an
inspired solution from Shoji. Just be sure the kid has a wall
That's a pretty clean solution. Mine would be similar, but employ a flat
elastic strip, held to the frame with a small stainless M4 or M5
button-head bolt and a thin brass fender washer. Should be easy to get a
builder to add the threaded boss for a small bolt right there.
- Andrew, Berkeley
My first foray into a stabilizer was the Velo Orange one. It worked
reasonably well but you still had to be somewhat careful with heavier
loads. What I didn't like was the clamp around the tube, it makes the bike
look ugly. When I had my bikes repainted I had them braze on small clip for
the
Ohhh... I hadn't thought of that! Thanks, David!
On Friday, October 31, 2014 6:35:49 PM UTC-7, David Banzer wrote:
Probably unlikely, but a loose headset would cause the front end to flop
when parked moreso than a properly adjusted headset.
Exploring every option.
David
Chicago
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If it's mostly flop when parked on a kickstand that's the trouble, perhaps a
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they help but it does not solve all problems, heavy loads will still swing
around. the type of headset also makes a difference, my bike with needle
bearings seem to swing a little less. a double-kickstand (cut to the right
height) can also help when the bike is on the stand. but in my case
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