RunForrestRide wrote:Can't say I'v ever had speed wobbles. Is it the conditions/speed/bike? Or combination of all?
This, plus the rider.
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Postby m@ » Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:24 am
RunForrestRide wrote:Can't say I'v ever had speed wobbles. Is it the conditions/speed/bike? Or combination of all?
Postby Walsh95 » Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:44 pm
m@ wrote:RunForrestRide wrote:Can't say I'v ever had speed wobbles. Is it the conditions/speed/bike? Or combination of all?
This, plus the rider.
Postby KL. » Sun Feb 17, 2013 2:03 am
Strange Rover wrote:Here is the info..
http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2011/03/s ... -its-head/
and the video is half way down.
I can do what he does in the video...get it to wobble...and then grab the top tube just behind the stem...and it will still continue to wobble. But if I lean forward and take weight off the seat and put it onto my hands on the top tube (which in turn puts weight onto the front wheel) the wobble stops straight away.
Sam
Postby singlespeedscott » Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:53 am
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just4tehhalibut wrote:I had a bad descent down Torrens Hill Rd in Adelaide once, was doing 70kmh+
Postby singlespeedscott » Mon Sep 30, 2013 4:46 pm
Postby winstonw » Mon Sep 30, 2013 8:02 pm
m@ wrote:RunForrestRide wrote:Can't say I'v ever had speed wobbles. Is it the conditions/speed/bike? Or combination of all?
This, plus the rider.
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Postby Mulger bill » Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:28 pm
slau73 wrote:1. Look further out as possible, especially cornering ... try to look as much around the corner as possible and at where you want to go ... never (even glance) at where you may hit if you were to lose control!
Postby doggatas » Wed Oct 02, 2013 10:21 am
singlespeedscott wrote:I had a rear tyre blowout coming down the steep side of Clear Mountain the other day. I was sitting at 70km when it happen. Nothing major resulted just applied the brakes and pulled up.
Le Mong wrote:Stop makimg me paranoid. One of my favorite descents tops out at 90-95km/h and I havent tried it since buying the Tarmac :p
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Postby winstonw » Wed Oct 02, 2013 7:37 pm
doggatas wrote:Difference between a rear blowout and front blowout below, especially when the bike is slightly leaned over. Not that I want this to happen to me again, but I would like to have know if the outcome would have been different if the bike was in a straight line. In this instance I would have applied rear brake only.
Postby singlespeedscott » Wed Oct 02, 2013 7:43 pm
Postby skull » Wed Oct 02, 2013 7:47 pm
winstonw wrote:doggatas wrote:Difference between a rear blowout and front blowout below, especially when the bike is slightly leaned over. Not that I want this to happen to me again, but I would like to have know if the outcome would have been different if the bike was in a straight line. In this instance I would have applied rear brake only.
does anyone query why they have blowouts when descending?
possible answers
- high speed combined with cornering = tire deforms significantly, rolls off rim and pinches tube.
- application of brakes leads to rim heating, which leads to tube over-inflation and blowout.
anyway, comes back to one of my pet topics - how to avoid rim heat blow outs on descents.
Postby doggatas » Wed Oct 02, 2013 7:57 pm
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