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Old 10-07-08 | 10:04 PM
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energyandair
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From: Victoria BC Canada & La Quinta CA USA

Bikes: Birdy Red 8 speed, Birdy Blue 21 Speed, Birdy Monocoque 24 Speed, 2002 Devinci Desperado, 1996 Rocky Mountain Hammer Race

Originally Posted by msincredible
I can ride for a few seconds no-handed on my Birdy. Haven't dared to try longer but I've never seen the shimmy.
I'm not comfortable riding no hands but I find that I only need a finger tip on the bars to feel secure.

Shimmy has not been a problem for me and I've only felt it once or twice under unusual conditions (at speed with a heavy load loaded way back on a rack attached to the suspended rear arm)

David
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