Doing some more work on the little Bird. I bought new Astro wheels and some CST tires. We also straightened the forks again (neighbor kid ran into the fence) and replaced the front springs with longer 4" ones.
I bought the more rounded CST tire thinking it would make it more stable. I thought the squared off tires caused this old Sears / Bird mini to be squirrelly and darty. Turn out it is more squirrly now.
How do I stabilize the handing of this bike?
Some thoughts:
- Extend the rear axle with plates
- Center the rear tire that is offset for the scrub brake.
- Put a slick on the back (opposite of my round tire theory)
- buy a new front fork with better geometry (perhaps one like my Arctic Cat)
- Other ideas?