Anyone else feels that the more weight you add to the back of the tdub, the more unstable the bike becomes?
I could be considered a feather-weight rider I guess at 115 lbs.
I have a heavy setup of racks and luggage at the back. On the front I am now with a Golden Boy and a ultra-heavy duty tube.
I recently found out that the closer I move to the front of the bike on the seat, the more my front wheel feels plant to the ground. But this seating position is quite uncomfortable in the long run.
Generally, I can't feel comfortable on gravel unless I use that seating position. Pushing hard on the handlebars seems to make me feel more secure as well. But it's an impossible way to do your riding hey...
At high speeds (over 90km/h) I've had enough wobble warnings to become very conscious of my driving.
First one happened when I had a pipe wrench in one of my cases. I loaded the bike with no after-thought and all the heavy stuff may have been on that side. It took strong wind gusts and longitudinal cracks on the asphalt to start the oscillation. Happened again a minute of two right after. I now call this "the pipe wrench effect" 😄
I changed my front tire again, just in case. But it's happening again with the Golden Boy.
I really suspect an imbalance in suspension between the front an the rear.
Thoughts? Stories?
I need the luggage space back there. My bike is my car at this time of year. I don't see how I could add more load to the front. And would it help anyway?
I could be considered a feather-weight rider I guess at 115 lbs.
I have a heavy setup of racks and luggage at the back. On the front I am now with a Golden Boy and a ultra-heavy duty tube.
I recently found out that the closer I move to the front of the bike on the seat, the more my front wheel feels plant to the ground. But this seating position is quite uncomfortable in the long run.
Generally, I can't feel comfortable on gravel unless I use that seating position. Pushing hard on the handlebars seems to make me feel more secure as well. But it's an impossible way to do your riding hey...
At high speeds (over 90km/h) I've had enough wobble warnings to become very conscious of my driving.
First one happened when I had a pipe wrench in one of my cases. I loaded the bike with no after-thought and all the heavy stuff may have been on that side. It took strong wind gusts and longitudinal cracks on the asphalt to start the oscillation. Happened again a minute of two right after. I now call this "the pipe wrench effect" 😄
I changed my front tire again, just in case. But it's happening again with the Golden Boy.
I really suspect an imbalance in suspension between the front an the rear.
Thoughts? Stories?
I need the luggage space back there. My bike is my car at this time of year. I don't see how I could add more load to the front. And would it help anyway?