I was laughing at Jobst's contradictions specifically, I don't recall laughing at 'everyone else'. And anyway, "Shimmy caused by shivering" isn't funny? What's next? "Dressing to the left helps balance the left/right weight balance inequity due to the drivetrain being on the right?"
But yeah, you're right - many factors do come into account and "you have to experiment to find out how to correct it or accept it and control it." - RacerX