Originally Posted by
Holm
Im wondering if there is an explantion to this or the bike just has a weird geometry.
When i ride my bike its like the front wheel drags me off course (both left and right). It nearly impossible to ride no hands. when i let go of the bars the bike just wanna go left or rigt and tip over.
Headset i a hope, its not too tight and no slack. Bearings put in correct (checked thrice)
Tires are michelin slicks on miche rims
Frame fits me and reach is same as my other bikes.
Whats happening?
if this were an alignment issue, I would think it would be consistently pulling to the same side.
When you ride in a straight line with a light touch on the bars, does it feel like the bike is slightly tugging almost randomly to one side or the other?
If so, this really sounds like an issue of the bars not turning freely enough. And if that is the case, it is likely the headset. Over the past 23 years, I’ve only had three head tubes that needed facing. In none of those cases could you tell by looking that they needed it. It only needs to be off by a tiny amount.