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The Knowledge / Re: Speed wobble
« Last post by T42 on Today at 03:56:58 pm »I corrected shimmy on the Ti Warhorse by adding a bar bag, which changed the bars' resonant frequency.
You can also change the bike's resonant frequency by gripping the bars tightly and keeping your arms rigid. If you get it just right the bike will start to shimmy, which will cause you to grip more tightly and make your arms stiffer yet and the shimmy worse. BTDT on the 10% slope down off the top of Mt. Ventoux towards Malaucène and scared myself silly.
You can also change the bike's resonant frequency by gripping the bars tightly and keeping your arms rigid. If you get it just right the bike will start to shimmy, which will cause you to grip more tightly and make your arms stiffer yet and the shimmy worse. BTDT on the 10% slope down off the top of Mt. Ventoux towards Malaucène and scared myself silly.