Holding one knee against the top tube dampens out shimmy, but it's hard to remember to do at that moment of terror. My 58 cm Atlantis will do that with certain loads but fortunately at lower speed. Shimmy seems to be a mystery.
dougP On Saturday, December 22, 2012 10:48:11 AM UTC-8, Michael wrote: > > I have ridden this downhill many times on the way into work over the last > couple months. My usual habit is to coast ~ 30mph on the hoods. > Then, reach to the barcon to downshift in preperation for the next climb. > > Today, lotsa winds in this area. Gusty and fast. > When I reached down to the drop for the barcon - > BBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. Massive front end shimmy. > > All I could do was to hold on tight and apply the front brake gently. I > didn't want to move my right hand at all. > Thankfully, it settled down and all was well. > > I guess my shifting my right hand to the right barcon (while left hand is > on the left hood) destabilizes the front end enough that with the wind > hitting me at that time was enough to disrupt the front end. > > I have done this descent before many, many times and the bike always > descinds like a rock - very stable. I think I will take it slower from now > on. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/yXYi9G5eahgJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
