Thread: First speed wobble crash
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Old 07-16-25 | 08:27 PM
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Bikes: 1981 Motobecane Le Champion, 1982 Peugeot PSV-10, 1981 Austro Daimler Vent Noir, 2001 LeMond Buenos Aires, 1987 Bertoni Nuovitalia..

I wonder if this high speed shimmy/wobble is caused by the forks on modern road bikes being too straight- not enough trail. Has anyone ever heard of this happening on road bikes from the 80s, i.e., when forks had far more trail?
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