At 10:36 AM 7/10/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>The thread on shimmy has been enlightening. When I worked in bike shops,
>there were several times that people came back with this complaint. It was
>almost always on reacing geometry frames, and in taller sizes. We had the
>largest number of complaints on the early '80s Treks, so I think geometry
>has a lot to do with the issue. [snip]
>Steve Barner, Bolton, Vermont, where it is way too nice to be sitting here
>writng email.
Early Trek touring series bikes are 73 head angle with 55mm rake, mine is noticeably squirrely when standing. I haven't seen any modern racing bikes with trail that low (47mm), the bike is thrown off line by bumps easily, but no shimmy.
'79 Trek 412, Cro-mo & Hi-ten for more road hugging weight. ;-) -------- Scott Goldsmith Zinzinnati, Ohio