What Ryan said. Chris
On Feb 8, 9:01 pm, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Bear with me for a moment: > > All else being equal, should a bike with more trail have wider bars to > harmonize with the handling of a bike with less trail? (In terms of > switching back and forth between two bikes.) > > Here is my situation: > > I have been riding my newish Hillborne and am loving it, and recently > rode my 1990 Fisher Sphinx "monstercross" again, whose handling used > to seem perfectly fine. After getting used to the Sam, the Sphinx > feels like it's running on bushings rather than headset bearings, > requiring a surprising amount of effort for even minor directional > changes. The headset was overhauled 2 years ago, and I do not think > there is anything wrong here. I think it's just an example of the > range of handling characteristics that one can get used to and that > work fine. > > But switching back and forth sure feels strange. I don't know the > geometries of the Fisher, but guess that it's fairly standard 1990 mtn > bike geometry. I assume the issue is a high amount of trail on the > Sphinx (correct me if you think I am wrong). Here is a photo (fork > offset seems low, but I haven't measured it): > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/25150...@n08/4341891127/ > > In terms of relevant parts, the Sam is sporting 42mm knobbies, the > Sphinx 33.3mm Jack Browns. The Sam has 46cm noodles, the Sphinx 42cm > Bontragers. > > Here is the question: :) > > I have a 44cm noodle that I am about to put on the Sphinx, but am > wondering if it would be better to move the 46 noodle from the Sam to > the Sphinx and use the 44 noodle on the Sam, to partially compensate > for their different handling characteristics? > > Thanks, > > Gernot -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
