Originally Posted by bkdelux
Hey Noisebeam,
I just experienced the shudder. It was a good downhill run and towards the end of braking the shudder began. I figure I will be changing rear pads more often, since I am now favoring them...
I don't think it will be an issue off road, just on pavement. I mean who brakes that hard with their front brake on dirt? You could spill real easy...
I change pads, tried (and still used salmon kool-stop), ensured the headset was tight, ensured the brakes were adjusted and lubed (the pivot points) right, tried toe in, tried excessive toe in, cleaning rims, tried different front wheels, etc. All this working with LBS where I bought bike with very experienced and knowledgeable technicians. But not matter what we tried nothing got rid of the shudder. And it is not a problem off road, but when I need to slow suddenly from over 20mph the shudder is so great it nearly throws my hands off the bars, or if a steep downhill can cause the front wheel to skip violently. Frankly it worries me and I consider it a serious safety issue with this bike. When I grab the front brake hard I can actually see the end of the front fork occillate about +/- 1/2"
Al