speed wobble
05-18-05, 10:18 PM
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speed wobble
what causes it? i was informed that its a defect in the craftsmanship of the frame/fork. i just want to make sure before i try to get my bike warrantied, so that i don't sound like an idiot.
05-19-05, 06:36 AM
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It's really unknown. At least thats what I got from researching it. It can be the head set, it can be the hubs, it can be the cabeling, it can be the frame.... the list goes on. I do think that bigger frames have the tendancy to wobble more. My big frames steel touring bike scared the crap out of me one day when I hit 50mph. The trick is to rest a knee on the top tube on the descent. This changes something? maybe the resonance freequency of the bike so that it does not wobble. If you get wobble don't panic just clench the knees on the top tube and slightly apply the brakes.
05-19-05, 06:39 AM
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Its not a defect. It happens often when descending on certain frame geometries and sizes. The knee to the top tube, as jfmckenna said, will put an end to it.
