Re: springs on hire bikes

On 2/20/2025 9:10 AM, AMuzi wrote:

On 2/20/2025 3:19 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:

Sitting in cafe in Chelsea Harbour I am now, noticing that the Lime bikes
(dockless hire bikes) have a spring attached from fork to frame I’m
assuming some sort of self righting method for the forks.

 Those seem to be more about avoiding full fork rotation in parking and minor spills (which destroys the front brake cable or fluid line) than actual 'steering damper' but there's no downside when riding at least.

Yes, as I understand they're intended to make the bike more stable when stationary.
Which brings up an idea of applying one to the Bike Friday. This folding bike has no top tube, and is very unstable when I stop and try to take a photo or fish something out of the handlebar bag. It's much easier to stop a bike from toppling when the top tube is between one's legs.
Maybe that device would help.
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- Frank Krygowski