Do you get used to small wheel wobbles ?

[BADGER.BRAD]

I have just brought a couple of folding bikes and have been playing on one of them , They are two of the same and have 20 inch wheels which when doing one handed whilst indicating I have found it to be really wobbly ! Do you get used to this ? I have ordered a longer seat post as the fitted one is on it's limits and some bar ends to project my hands forward ( lengthening the reach ) and am thinking of wide bars ( possibly riser) to give me a bit more leverage. Should I hold off on the bars and see if I get used to how it feels ?

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Thanks all

 

[Drago]

Yes, very quickly. It's not so much the wheels, although that doesnt help, but the geometry and shorter stem which puts the bars closer to the steering axis which affects the feel. Ride it and youll soon adapt, and will adopt the maniacal grin that 20 " foldermriders all seem to have.

 

[BADGER.BRAD]

I must admit although I've only had them a little more than 24 hours it is great fun so far with plenty of

 

[ianrauk]

It's like learning to ride a bike.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Yes. Whenever I ride my Brompton (which is very rarely these days) it feels completely weird for all of 10 minutes