Any tips for wheel wobble down hill

[Carolineg]

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

No tips, but I would like to say:Hi and

 

[Bryony]

 

[Scoosh]

Some more details might be useful ...

 

[I like Skol]

Is this on a drop handlebar bike? My son discovered his road bike handling could get twitchy when travelling at speed downhill if he was holding to the tops (the flat bit in the middle of the bars) but has no problems if on the hoods (brake levers) or the drops (the curved bit below the brake levers).

 

[avsd]

What speed are you doing and is it just the wheel or the whole bike? Hopefully it is not a 'Speed Wobble', See here for mode detaisl

Seen my first ever 'SpeedWobble'

 

[MikeG]

Go slower.

Rushing downhill is a recipe for pain, and gains you nothing other than a quick cheap thrill. I go down hills at roughly the speed I go up them, and don't care how much anyone sniggers.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Go slower.

Rushing downhill is a recipe for pain, and gains you nothing other than a quick cheap thrill. I go down hills at roughly the speed I go up them, and don't care how much anyone sniggers.

Alternatively, if it's not a speed wobble, relaxing might help. My carbon bike, very responsive by my standards, seemed very feisty on downhills at first and that feistiness made me tense up a little and the bike felt even feistier. A bit of familiarity with it soon helped me relax and concentrate on what's ahead and it now feels very stable at speed.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Have a read of this: http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2011/03/speed-wobble-when-the-bike-shakes-its-head/

 

[ayceejay]

Badly adjusted brakes is my guess. If the pads hit the rims together there is no problem one hitting in advance of the other = wheel wobble.

 

[Road_Runner]

Go slower.

Rushing downhill is a recipe for pain, and gains you nothing other than a quick cheap thrill. I go down hills at roughly the speed I go up them, and don't care how much anyone sniggers.

Do you beast it up hills or something? Do you apply the brakes going down hill or do you just coast/take it easy on the way down?

Actually, i've just seen that you're in Suffolk. I imagine that the hills are pretty rubbish down there, so i can understand why.

 

[Herzog]

Get on the drops, relax, and if the front starts to wobble, clamp your knees against the top tube. Don't slam on the brakes, but try to bring the bike to a controlled stop (if possible).

 

[windym]

Also check the headset and wheel bearings

Andy

 

[Carolineg]

Get on the drops, relax, and if the front starts to wobble, clamp your knees against the top tube. Don't slam on the brakes, but try to bring the bike to a controlled stop (if possible).

i think it could be the surface of the road as well dont like that downhill i pull my back brake now as i go down or maybe im just chicken

 

[Carolineg]

Do you beast it up hills or something? Do you apply the brakes going down hill or do you just coast/take it easy on the way down?

Actually, i've just seen that you're in Suffolk. I imagine that the hills are pretty rubbish down there, so i can understand why.

Alternatively, if it's not a speed wobble, relaxing might help. My carbon bike, very responsive by my standards, seemed very feisty on downhills at first and that feistiness made me tense up a little and the bike felt even feistier. A bit of familiarity with it soon helped me relax and concentrate on what's ahead and it now feels very stable at speed.

mine is carbon and very light i think the more i ride it she will get used too me it goes like the wind love it but that was the first time down that hill and it just started to wobble the tarmac is pitted cos in winter the road gets shut cant get up it