Re: [CR]Balance

(Example: Racing:Beryl Burton)

Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 23:27:03 -0500
From: "Peter Jon White" <lists@peterwhitecycles.com>
To: "Ted E. Baer" <wickedsky@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Balance
References: <20050124041701.79389.qmail@web80605.mail.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <20050124041701.79389.qmail@web80605.mail.yahoo.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Ted E. Baer wrote:
> This may sound like a ridiculous question, but to this
> day I have not figured it out: What EXACTLY causes a
> bicycle to pull hard to one side (more often to the
> left I have experienced) when you are seated, riding,
> and remove your hands from the bars?

If a bike pulls to the left, it's either because the rear wheel is tracking to the left of the front wheel, or because you have a tendency to lean your body to the right, causing the bike to be tilted to the left.

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