bamboo gt wobbles

Hi,

my bamboo gt is starting to wobble when I go about 16/17 km/h, I think I didn't tweak the bushings correctly.
if I lift the board and just let the wheels spin freely, it wobbles as well.

Any advise on what the optimal 'settings' are to ride stable at speeds of 22 km/h?

if it would help, I can take some pics of my bushings.

 

I wonder what the recommendations are for when you want to go 22-25 kph. I just survived a nasty crash caused by speed wobbles, so hopefully somebody can advise me what the optimal settings are.

 

Hi R1ck,

Watch this video

You'll need to use a socket wrench, the skate tool doesn't give you enough torque to really nail them down. Tighten them down A LOT if you're a beginner (but are still able to lean/steer) - they come quite loose from the factory.

Every fortnight loosen them up again a quarter turn each until you're back to somewhere close to how it came from the factory (but not quite). This way you'll learn control gradually.

It's best to ensure your back truck is always about half a turn to a full turn tighter (on both kingpins) to avoid speed wobbles. Hope that helps.

 

Rick, if you lift the board and spin the wheels and they wobble it sounds like they need to be balanced. Are you riding the AT wheels? There are YouTube videos on how to balance both AT and street but in all my years of skating I have never balanced a street wheel. That combined with the previous video on adjusting your trucks should do the trick. Enjoy.

 

Thanks for the advice, I tried to look for those video's. mind helping out and posting a link to the best balancing video?
By the way this is the video of the wobbles:

 

Yes most likely you have to balance the wheels. But to my knowledge the new AT wheels are balanced from the factory. Anyway check the carbon forum for a video how to do it ( for a AT gen1 series)

 

Sorry about the late response. This video should do the trick.
Take Care, Gary