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Old 06-28-19, 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
Jan Heine has suggested that a roller bearing headset like the Stronglight A9 can dampen shimmy.
Can concur. Put an IRD roller bearing headset on mine and that fixed virtually all shimmy. And when it does happen it is a whole lot more manageable.

Lighter wheels (or tyres) helps too.
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