I've experienced shimmy/steering wobble riding my 66cm Ram at speed downhill, no-hands. I like a lot of setback, so I'm positioned in a rear-weighted fashion, and I'm likely carrying a small load on the bars and a small-ish load under the saddle.
KJ On Monday, November 24, 2014 12:39:13 AM UTC-5, Lovie Cashew wrote: > > Currently in the market for a lugged steel roadbike for commuting. I only > use a rear rack with a basket containing 15lbs or so of stuff. Current (and > past) bikes get that front end lateral shimmy/wobble at 16-18mph or faster > when loaded with 200lb me and my gear on it when I ride with no hands off > my drop bars. Super annoying, and problem only goes away when I put hands > back on ths bars or clamp the top tube with my legs. And yes I have tried > tightening my headset and stem down (amongst many other tactics). According > to RBW, Im sized in the low 60's of their double top tube bikes. > > MY QUESTION IS: Any similar or larger Riv Riders get the front of the bike > shaking when loaded rear only? Not looking to change how I ride, just want > to know if buying a double top tube bike will cure this problem. > > Many Many Thanx !!! > > A- -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
