Advice on Handling Anomaly

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I am not a fan either, Joey. Time will tell. No amount of screwing around turned this odd behavior into anything that affected safety or control, so it’s a fascination and a conundrum at this point. There is no difference in configuration except tires and the fact that I’m running 1”
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Yeah those BT023 tires are not ideal.

Even one of Wheaton's tread-less PR2's would be better...
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Lumberg : My bike is handling funny, just riding it normally.

Lumberg on the way to work :

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True.
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I assume that guy in the video is no longer with us.
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0face wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 9:26 am Yeah those BT023 tires are not ideal.

Even one of Wheaton's tread-less PR2's would be better...
What are you talking about?
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I really DOUBT that is a PR2.
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Deagle10 wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 10:51 am I assume that guy in the video is no longer with us.
He posts videos all the time, so he's still around. That video was tame compared to some of them.
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So, this is a hoax? No handling problem there, it's like it's on rails......... :twisted:
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bill lumberg wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 6:35 pm My commute:
https://youtu.be/UuYIbYVLF4k
Looked good to me...though I didn't appreciate the Bird as you went by.
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