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You might be doing this already, but with tight low speed turns, it’s all about
No leaning
Pedalling in the Easiest gear
Holding the brake(s) slightly enough so you can pedal through it.IME anyway!
Practice with full steering lock
MCamb-
It’s getting better all the time- low speed feels better now I got a right hand lever for the front disc brake so now my brake levers are on the correct side. The difference in braking power between the disc on the front and the hub on the back is mental.
Speaking of the hub, that’s the final snag. It’s a Sturmey Archer X-RD5(W) and try as I might, I just can’t get it to behave nicely. I’ve lubed the shifter, replaced the cable and tried indexing it according to the instructions multiple times and it’s still skippy and vague.
Should I
A) brave taking the hub apart
B) find a hub brake nexus or something. Are they the best budget option?
C) do a derailleur and disc conversion (do cheap disc adapters result in death? Are my mig skills up to welding some mounts on? Probably not)
D) some combination of the aboveAlso, this old surfboard soft roof rack nicely cushions the ride :)
Jackytwoshoes
Cheers dude! Yeah I’m happy enough with them, quite into their ridiculous levels of heft and puncture protection.
Waaaayyy more used to the turning now, was deffo good advice just to roll with it for a while. Still feels a bit tiny bit weird on tight low speed turns, but on the whole it trundles along beautifully with only a fairly minor snagging list now.