Reduce Handlebar "judder"?

[PC_Arcade]

A colleague is complaining of excessive judder with her bike which is making her hands "tingle"

I suggested either slightly underinflating or changing the tyres, are there any other ways of reducing judder without changing the forks?

As a slight addendum, she also already has padded grips so replacing those will make no difference

 

[tyred]

If it's a large wheeled bike, I wouldn't have thought the judder should be excessive. Is the headset okay?

 

[MacB]

I complained to LBS re my front wheel juddering under braking, the quick release skewer wasn't tight enough Worth checking things like that first, I would have never linked the judder to the axle.

 

[Crackle]

Mrs. Crackle gets this. A good pair of padded gloves helps, as does a more upright position. I'm not sure it's entirely down to cycling.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Tyre pressure, buckled wheel, loose stem, loose bars, loose spokes, wrong kind of tyres, damaged axle. Any one or any combination could cause what you describe.

 

[Amanda P]

It depends whether we're talking about judder (usually happens when braking), or just lots of road vibration. I'm thinking the latter, since judder wouldn't normally cause numb or tingly hands.

Mrs Uncle Phil suffers from numb or tingly hands.

Padded grips - well, there's pads and there's pads. Some are more padded than others. Mrs Uncle Phil has tried various combinations of padding; our conclusion is that genuine "Grab-On" foam grips are the best solution. I think Madison import them, so find a shop that deals with Madison and give 'em a try. (SJS do them by mail).

 

[PC_Arcade]

Yeah, after further interrogation it is road vibration, not judder after all.

Thanks for the tips, I will pass them on, and see what she says

 

[Amanda P]

Oh yes, and you can get gloves and mitts which have silicon gel padding in them (same stuff you get in gel saddles, wrist-rests for computer users and, erm.. gel padded bras (or so I'm told!).

Good ones are pricey, but worth it. Here's an example.

 

[Amanda P]

Or for the ultimate in smooth rides, invest (the price of a small car) in one of these.

 

[Arch]

Padded grips - well, there's pads and there's pads. Some are more padded than others.

There's also the Ergo type - which aren't just round, but shaped to fit the palm better

Like this (pulled randomly off ebay...)

 

[bonj2]

Or for the ultimate in smooth rides, invest (the price of a small car) in one of these.

What, hang on -who pays who the price of a small car, they pay you presumably?
That's just SO wrong.

 

[Arch]

What, hang on -who pays who the price of a small car, they pay you presumably?
That's just SO wrong.

No bonj, it just happens to be different. And not to your tastes. That doesn't necessarily make it wrong.

 

[MacB]

No bonj, it just happens to be different. And not to your tastes. That doesn't necessarily make it wrong.

now you know that's not the way the Bonj works Arch

 

[bonj2]

No bonj, it just happens to be different. And not to your tastes. That doesn't necessarily make it wrong.

Some bikes aren't to my tastes.
That's not one of them.

Some bikes are just wrong.
That's not one of them.

Some objects are valid bikes.
That's not one of them.

 

[Arch]

Some bikes aren't to my tastes.
That's not one of them.

Some bikes are just wrong.
That's not one of them.

Some objects are valid bikes.
That's not one of them.

Um, haven't you just contradicted yourself a bit with the middle one? And the first, for that matter?