07-17-2004, 10:03 AM
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#6 (permalink)
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>Badger_South Badger@South.net
wrote in part:
>I've ridden with no hands, pedalling and just coasting frequently on
>my last bike many, many years ago, cro-moly road bike, but on this
>Trek hybrid (7500FX), I'm having difficulty doing it at all. I'm
>barely able to coast with no hands, but if I pedal the front wheel
>wobbles like crazy - iow, none of that little bit of gyroscopic
>resistance to wobble to help you get going.
Others can probably explain it better than I but what you describe is likely
more a function of bike geometry than any gyroscopic effect. If your older bike
had greater trail than your hybrid- a distinct possibility since many older
road bikes had very slack head tube angles and/or highly curved forks- then it
will always be easier to ride hands free on it than on your hybrid no matter
how often or precisely you true the hybrid's wheel.
Regards,
Bob Hunt
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