Hmmm, sorry for both your crashes, I hope you are on the mend.
The first sounds like a typical 'high side' crash, where the bike trips over the front wheel. Joseba Beloki's career-ending TdF crash is one of those.
The second is more like a series of over-corrections (it's easy to criticise from a chair, we've all done them and either crashed or headed off into the woods).
A true speed wobble (shimmy) is a shaking of the bars, cured generally by damping by putting your knee against the top tube. Heavy riders on bikes with light front wheels seem worse affected.
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The first sounds like a typical 'high side' crash, where the bike trips over the front wheel. Joseba Beloki's career-ending TdF crash is one of those.
The second is more like a series of over-corrections (it's easy to criticise from a chair, we've all done them and either crashed or headed off into the woods).
A true speed wobble (shimmy) is a shaking of the bars, cured generally by damping by putting your knee against the top tube. Heavy riders on bikes with light front wheels seem worse affected.
Speed wobbles: How they start and how to stop them - CyclingTips
You finish climbing, crest the hill, then start flying down the other side. And then, out of nowhere, it happens. You’re not riding recklessly; you’re not even pedalling. But suddenly, as you pick up speed, the bike takes on a life of its own. What starts as a small wobble quickly becomes much...
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