Behemoth's Steering Finally Fixed - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

06-01-2004, 06:10 AM

Well, I got her back from her contrôle technique with her dealer in the
16th arrondissement on Friday.

He said there was nothing wrong with her, brakes perfect, shifter fine
etc.

But the horrendous jiggle on startup that has made pedalling Behemoth
such an issue for the past six months turned out to be due to a trifling
too-tight headset. The ball bearings couldn't roll properly, he said. He
just had to loosen the headset screw by a quarter turn and Bethie has
gone from being Demon Bike to Bike of my Dreams as she was meant to be.

Award to Jean-Pierre Jacquot for having been the first to suggest that
this might be the origin of the problem, way back in January.
Unfortunately I was too inexperienced to be able to test for it myself.
And thanks to everyone else who has been so infinitely patient and
hand-holding through my never-ending complaints. I'm glad I gave Bethie
the benefit of the doubt and didn't terminate our relationship before
allowing her this simple test.

Looking forward to a whole new biking experience.

EFR
Ile de France