Mines a 60cm 2TT. I do not think it's an alignment issue. Mine tracks true going no hands. The only time I experienced a shimmy (knock-on-wood) was when my front tire was not fully seated in the dropout.
On Thursday, August 8, 2013 12:03:05 AM UTC-7, john wrote: > > I have similar problems on my Hill (60cm, no 2x TT). I like to descend > fast. When I do, if my hands aren't on the bars, I'll usually shimmy. Even > if I am moving slowly, on the flats, my Hillborne almost always veers off > course. Always to my right (when I'm seated on the bike, that is). I don't > notice until I take hands off the bars. I've changed forks, weight > distribution, tried a roller bearing headset... I've changed tire width, > too. To no avail. The Hill is a good bike, but at least for me, it rides > off true. Very frustrating. I think it's worth checking your alignment for > trueness. Mine is now 4 years old and I don't want to go there again. > To answer: I don't know what causes it, but I think it's worth checking > with an "expert" (Rivendell would be my choice) to make sure it's a true > frame set. Mistakes in building happen. A small discrepancy could make the > bike ride off true. > > J. > > On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 8:51:36 PM UTC-7, hangtownmatt wrote: >> >> I've got just under 6,000 miles on my new to me Sam Hillborne. Sometimes >> I'll be heading into a turn and it seems like the darn thing just won't go >> where I want it to go! I'm not complaining because I know the solution. >> If I consciously rotate my hips in the direction I want to go it performs >> admirably, but for me this is a conscious decision because my other bikes >> didn't handle like this; at least not as dramatically Don't get me wrong, >> I really enjoy this bike, but I'm wondering if anyone else has had the same >> experience. And if so, do you know what causes it? >> >> Matt >> > -- 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/groups/opt_out.
