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hands-off road test
Test-riding a used Dawes Galaxy tourer today I found it was difficult /
impossible to ride with hands off. Frame did not seem to be out of line. Head bearing was not stiff. A 2008 model it had the modern frame geometry with slightly slanting top tube. It wasn't that it pulled to one side; it was just very dicky and could swerve to either side. It had the usual 42" wheelbase. I love a bike you can easily ride without hands so did not buy this one. Anyone hazard a guess as to what might be wrong? I have an older Dawes with hrizontal top tube and it rides like a dream. Rob N |
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Robert Norton wrote:
Test-riding a used Dawes Galaxy tourer today I found it was difficult / impossible to ride with hands off. Frame did not seem to be out of line. Head bearing was not stiff. A 2008 model it had the modern frame geometry with slightly slanting top tube. It wasn't that it pulled to one side; it was just very dicky and could swerve to either side. It had the usual 42" wheelbase. I love a bike you can easily ride without hands so did not buy this one. Anyone hazard a guess as to what might be wrong? I have an older Dawes with hrizontal top tube and it rides like a dream. Rob N I'm no expert, but I believe the angle of the headset/front fork relative to the ground matters here. Bikes with very steep (straight up and down) front forks will be very quick to turn, where as bikes with a shallower angle will "want" to go straight. -Jason -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkpmCAIACgkQb2BKgf4F4Oj5eQCePRTh8+96mZ 5TBPDx6cLFtVoU MUEAoKf6p2teHfFE60rfWtssWabW4j4o =bMPu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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On Jul 17, 5:10*pm, "Robert Norton" wrote:
Test-riding a used Dawes Galaxy tourer today I found it was *difficult / impossible to ride with hands off. Frame did not seem to be out of line. Head bearing was not stiff. A 2008 model it had the modern frame geometry with slightly slanting top tube. It wasn't that it pulled to one side; it was just very dicky and could swerve to either side. Not that I have any real idea, but cruddy tires (particularly ones with sharp centre ridges) can make no-hands challenging. Bicycles that have been in front-enders can exhibit poor behaviour a swell. |
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"Phil W Lee" phil(at)lee-family(dot)me(dot)uk wrote in message ... Norman considered Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:38:56 -0700 (PDT) the perfect time to write: On Jul 17, 5:10 pm, "Robert Norton" wrote: Test-riding a used Dawes Galaxy tourer today I found it was difficult / impossible to ride with hands off. Frame did not seem to be out of line. Head bearing was not stiff. A 2008 model it had the modern frame geometry with slightly slanting top tube. It wasn't that it pulled to one side; it was just very dicky and could swerve to either side. Not that I have any real idea, but cruddy tires (particularly ones with sharp centre ridges) can make no-hands challenging. Bicycles that have been in front-enders can exhibit poor behaviour a swell. Yes, even if everything appears straight, the trail may be changed by a front-ender. The only way to be sure is to measure it on a jig. Thanks, guys. I'm sticking with my ten year old Dawes which rides perfectly. I've taken off the drops . got straight bars now with new V brakes and sti shifters . It's now a far better and more efficient tourer. I fitted "bull horns" but instead of having them on the bar ends put them on the inside of the grips, beside the brake levers, where they give a comfortable grip. What about todays Tour stage on the Ventoux? Magic or what! Rob |
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