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? asked in SportsCycling · 8 years ago

New (ooold) road bike shimmies...?

It's my friends dads old 27" tourer given to me, everything (brakes, shifters, steering) works great until about 20 mph- above which I have to pinch the tt and have my hands off of the tops to keep her steady. The front was a little out of true and I wanted sealed hubs anyways, so she got new wheels laced at my lbs... Still wobbling. Eyeballing from the top of the stem down along the steer line seems to have at least two inches of trail and the fork legs setting back a smidge (kind of like old track-racing forks appear). Obviously y'all can't tell me any better than my shop guys can if my fork is damaged, but would that be a potential culprit, or is it more likely a poorly selected top tube lettig the whole frame flop around?

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  • 8 years ago
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    It would really help if you mentioned the brand and model of the bike. Sounds like upright geometry to me, not anything mechanical.

  • 8 years ago

    is anything loose??

    no it will not be "a poorly selected top tube lettig the whole frame flop around?"...

    why did the shop give it back, with it wobbling?

    take it back

    wle

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    I'd start by repacking and adjusting the headset, if it hasn't been done.

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