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Old 04-13-09 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Flatballer

I'm not sure that anyone really knows precisely what causes it.
There is a known cause it's a harmonic sympathetic vibration. Now as mentioned above, there aare about 300 variables at play, and which one in particular needs changed in aparticular case is another issue.

+3 on knee on the top tube.

And since it is a harmonic,dependent on frequency, one answer is pedal faster, and get past the speed where the harmonic vibration occurs.
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