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Re: Is my Atlantis out of alignment?

chal...@gmail.com (chalasz@gmail.com) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:46:09 UT

Do I oversimplify considering 'shimmy' just a resonance?

Squeaking chalk is similarly resolved: just break off the tip to end
the resonance achieved by the current chalk length.

Likewise, touching a knee to the top tube, touching a handlebar, etc.

So, it has something to do with your whole gig, and shifting this or

Re: [RBW] Re: Is my Atlantis out of alignment?

bconn...@gmail.com (Bill Connell) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:37:32 UT

As another data point, my 65cm Redwood has never shimmied, no-handed
or not, fendered or not. I can't speak to different tires because it
has always used the original Ruffy Tuffies. From what i remember from
a question to John at RBW, my Redwood has a tube or two in common with
the Atlantis, but it's probably a bit lighter tubing otherwise. I do

Re: [RBW] Re: Saddlebag Question

cyclotour...@gmail.com (David Estes) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:21:00 UT

More love for Joe:
[link]
The towel was pretty big and took up most of the room.

Re: [RBW] Re: Is my Atlantis out of alignment?

mfrie...@yahoo.com (Mitch F.) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:02:19 UT

I get this on my Romulus, 59mm, when I have any load at all up front. Even if I put my light on the handlebar. Touching the top tube with my knee instantly resolves the issue.

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I have the exact same issue on a 66cm Quickbeam. At first I thought

Re: Is my Atlantis out of alignment?

hishandsomen...@gmail.com (Andrew) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:43:00 UT

I have the exact same issue on a 66cm Quickbeam. At first I thought
it was the front bag that I had on it, and removing the bag helped a
lot, but I still notice that it has a bit of the speed wobbles. I
never notice it though as long as even a finger is on it.
Nevertheless, it is bizarre. And yes, I do ride fenders and the small

Re: Is my Atlantis out of alignment?

opa...@gmail.com (opalko@gmail.com) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:21:40 UT

Does your Atlantis have fenders on it? Does holding your knee against
the top rail stop the shimmy (while not pedalling obviously)?

Cheers,
Bob

Re: [RBW] Re: Is my Atlantis out of alignment?

dvancl...@gmail.com (Doug Van Cleve) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:56:44 UT

I have a suspicion that even a stout steel frame as large as you guys
are riding has some flex characteristics that a carbon fiber or
oversized aluminum frame doesn't have. Have you tried the higher
friction headset thing that seems to work some of the time?
Doug

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Re: [RBW] Is my Atlantis out of alignment?

jim.bron...@gmail.com (Jim Bronson) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:13:33 UT

I have a 68cm custom Riv, it's not a no-hands bike either. It
descends like it's on rails though, so long as I keep my hands on the
handlebars. I have had it up to speeds of 55.1 MPH in your fine state
and felt reasonably safe doing it. In fact I have never had a more
stable bike. It just doesn't like being ridden no-handed. I can live

Is my Atlantis out of alignment?

boulderreccy...@gmail.com (boulderreccycle) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:06:42 UT

I'm 4 months into my love affair with my new 68cm Atlantis. As a big
rider (6'5"), I had hoped the big frame and great wheels would allow
me some no-hands riding stability. However, when I let go, I get big
shimmy fast. The wheels are great -- wonderfully built and pretty
dang true. Thought it might be the weight of the big Schwalbe

Re: crashing and steel frames

bfd...@yahoo.com (Brewster Fong) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:33:50 UT

George,

As an owner of a Calfee carbon fiber frameset that I bought USED
eleven (11)years ago and which now has over 25,000 miles on it (I ride
about 2-3k miles/year; probably less now that I have 2 small kids),
I'm not as paranoid about carbon as you are. Btw, in my 11 years of
ownership, I have crashed my bike several times, including personal

Re: [RBW] On Topic Reminder

ginoza...@gmail.com (Gino Zahnd) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:27:17 UT

I'm glad you're all interested in our upcoming tour, but really, there's no
need to worry. We're both on steel bikes. :-p
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On Topic Reminder

cyclofi...@earthlink.net (cyclofiend) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:09:42 UT

Hey all -

I realize that there's a lot of interest in the Tour, Tour riders,
etc, but it really is OT for this list. I realize that this morphed
from the carbon v. steel thread, but it would be good if we could put
the brakes on it. Thanks!

BTW - There are some Tour threads going on over on the iBob list.

Re: crashing and steel frames

millw...@bigpond.net.au (George Millwood) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:04:36 UT

Since I started this, I'm going to summarise :-

1. The bikes you see in the race are generally next year's model of
what you can buy in the shops.
2. All bikes in the race must comply to a minimum weight
specification. There is no weight advantage in using carbon fibre.
3. To be fast you really need aerobic capacity. LeMond had

Re: crashing and steel frames

bfd...@yahoo.com (Brewster Fong) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:02:36 UT

That's true. Still, there's at least 10-15 riders faster than Herrera.
Then again, wasn't Herrera also suspected of doing some kind of
doping? If that's the case, then maybe the only *true* rider on the
list is #28, Fausto Coppi, who set the record back in 1952, and didn't
even break 45 minutes! But, he used a steel bike and everyone knows