Tue, 12 May 1998 15:22:08 +0100 - Message No. 2981
From: Pete

Subject: Re: Fork pressure etc


Hi Andy.

> If you put your bike on the centre stand, grab hold of the forks and
> there is no play, ie no movement I doubt whether you need new head
> bearings.

Yeah did that, it seems OK.

> I think the wobble you get as you slow down is just a
> "feature" of the @.

Kinda like there is a ridge on the tyres in the centre (Bridgestones) and if
you lean slightly left or right of centre it feels wobbly, (kinda like after
a night out up the Pub)

> One of the symptoms of head bearing failure/time to
> renew is at higher speeds. If you see a lorry in the distance get in the
> same lane, leave about 3-400 yards distance and see if you get a
> noticeable weave,

Nah never noticed any weave at any speed only buffetting from the lorry
tailwind.

> alternatively at about 40mph just take your hands off
> the handlebars and see it the bike starts to wobble through the handle
> bars (known as tank slapping). Does'nt sound like you've too much to
> worry about though.

Take my hands OFF !!! yeah right, now that I cant do for more than a
millisecond :) its funny my Son does that a lot when we go out Cycling on
the MTBs, and I try to be cool like him and always make a right mess of it
!!! he just puts it down to the fact that I'm an old Man (late 30s) :)and I
just end up looking like a Melon........

cheers

Pete




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