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Claire Petersky
Guest
Apparently I've developed a no-hands shimmy -- you know, when you descend down a hill at 20+ mph or
so, and the front end starts to wobble. This has never happened before. Now I've read the FAQ and
some old threads on this topic, and I think these are the two possible relevant factors:
a. I recently replaced the back tire with a tire 4 mm wider. It's otherwise the same tire as I had
before and the same as the front tire. I need to make sure the inflation is high enough (right?)
and even, in both tires, to reduce the likelihood of shimmy.
b. I fell a couple times on ice recently -- is it possible that the tires got a little unseated to
induce the shimmy? Or otherwise knocked something out of alignment that could be a factor?
The wheels do not appear to be out of true and the spokes all seem fine. Other ideas that might
be a factor?
--Claire ([email protected]) No sig this afternoon
so, and the front end starts to wobble. This has never happened before. Now I've read the FAQ and
some old threads on this topic, and I think these are the two possible relevant factors:
a. I recently replaced the back tire with a tire 4 mm wider. It's otherwise the same tire as I had
before and the same as the front tire. I need to make sure the inflation is high enough (right?)
and even, in both tires, to reduce the likelihood of shimmy.
b. I fell a couple times on ice recently -- is it possible that the tires got a little unseated to
induce the shimmy? Or otherwise knocked something out of alignment that could be a factor?
The wheels do not appear to be out of true and the spokes all seem fine. Other ideas that might
be a factor?
--Claire ([email protected]) No sig this afternoon