The one and only one thing I don't like about my Riv Wilbury is my inability to
ride no-hands. I chalk it up to the mixte design. I've got fenders, small rack
and a 'half-loafer with tools and spares up front ( prolly less than 3kg).
I've found it become more stable as I added weight to the
On Sunday, May 28, 2017 at 2:56:19 PM UTC-5, Antone Könst wrote:
> My new (to me) Cheviot is very hard to control with no hands on a flat road
> with no load. ….
And I replied:
> Mine, too. My explanation is that the very high wheel flop requires a large
> amount of correction, and it's
The steering on the clem is very light without load. It likes a little
weight over the front.
On Monday, May 29, 2017 at 4:38:47 PM UTC-4, dougP wrote:
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> This is interesting, and a bit surprising. We stopped at Rivendell a
> while back & my wife test rode a Clementine. She found it to be
This is interesting, and a bit surprising. We stopped at Rivendell a while
back & my wife test rode a Clementine. She found it to be "twitchy"
compared to her Atlantis. Same designer, and both are standard Riv
builds. The mystery of handling continues.
dougP
On Monday, May 29, 2017 at
OTOH, I can ride no hands on my Matthews with a (Jim G's calculator) flop
factor of 19, with no problem; as easily as on my Rivendell Roads. The bike
that's hard to ride no hands is my Dahon Hon Solo, which I hear tell is a
very low trail (= low flop?) design.
I think other reasons are involved.
On Sunday, May 28, 2017 at 2:56:19 PM UTC-5, Antone Könst wrote:
> My new (to me) Cheviot is very hard to control with no hands on a flat road
> with no load. ….
Mine, too. My explanation is that the very high wheel flop requires a large
amount of correction, and it's hard to apply that
My Heron Touring is wonderfully stable and yet appropriately responsive for
a "country bike", however about a decade ago I put on a small "clamp on the
bars type" handlebar bag and it got shimmy coasting no hands down a gentle
slope at about 20mph while trying to zip up a jacket. I took the
Was the initial question about shimmy, or about straight line stability? As
Antone says, there is a big difference. I've owned bikes that just felt
"darty" -- they didn't want to track straight, and the slightest body
adjustment or sidewind would send them swerving. *And*, this could happen
on a
But there is basic stability, as opposed to the speed wobble kind of
shimmying...my old Nishiki I'd ride through NYC with no hands for miles,
besides lights, but through intersections and down hills, even loaded. My
new (to me) Cheviot is very hard to control with no hands on a flat road
with
It sounds like shimmy is the more popular term, and yes, it went away as
soon as I got back into a good riding position. But it was a first for
this bike and I was surprised more than anything. I'm sure I've ridden
like that before, maybe this time I over did it, or maybe being tired meant
On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 5:08:02 PM UTC-5, christian poppell wrote:
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>
> Experienced shimmy for the first time ever going 17ish mph downhill with
> my hands off the bars (64cm Orange Quickbeam). Had a small amount of stuff
> in a saddle bag and a down sleeping bag strapped to my bars.
>
Here's a thought that I need to embrace:
" Here’s what I think, not what I know:"
The older I get, the less I know.
dougP
On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 7:31:35 AM UTC-7, Spencer Hawkes wrote:
>
> A (maybe) helpful article.
>
>
Experienced shimmy for the first time ever going 17ish mph downhill with my
hands off the bars (64cm Orange Quickbeam). Had a small amount of stuff in
a saddle bag and a down sleeping bag strapped to my bars.
The fix was to put my hands on the bars and keep going. Cheap and
effective.
On
A (maybe) helpful article.
https://www.rivbike.com/pages/shimmy-shimmy-coco-bop-shimmy-shimmy-bop
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Well claiming "won't ever" may be going too far, but my Gios has never even
hinted at shimmy and I have ridden it no hands and bolt upright or leaning
back to stretch many many times. That said, its handling is very very quick
(great crit bike). If your balance and smooth spin aren't good you
Sounds like the way you were riding it. Does a bike exist that won't ever
shimmy when someone rides no handed and leaning back?
On Monday, May 22, 2017 at 7:42:46 PM UTC-7, Bruce K Jamison wrote:
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> My SOMA San Marcos 59cm has been a great bike. At the end of a long ride
> where I was
When did it go away? After you stopped riding no hands?
On Monday, May 22, 2017 at 9:42:46 PM UTC-5, Bruce K Jamison wrote:
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> My SOMA San Marcos 59cm has been a great bike. At the end of a long ride
> where I was admittedly tired and not riding in the best fashion (no hands,
> leaning way
Wobble (aka "shimmy") is a recurring topic, not only here but on other
forums. I can get my Atlantis to wobble with the right set of conditions.
After following this topic for years, I've come to the conclusion that some
bikes wobble under some riders sometimes. Not everything is predictable
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