bobert_FSO wrote on 05/19/17 at 10:42:34:I'm with Batman. I think the term "floppy" is not doesn't refer to the front end flexing, but rather the tendency of a bike with a large rake to have the front wheel fall or "flop" to the side at slow speeds. This requires the rider to more actively steer the bike at slow speeds.
I agree.
From the article:
"But under 10 mph those short, high-rise bars and the skinny 19-inch front wheel combine to make one of the
floppiest front ends we've experienced."
The highlighted part of the quote is an exaggeration, but the savage front wheel does have a tendency to fall into a turn at extremely slow speeds. It isn't really much of an issue though, just something to be aware of. It's not a defect, or an engineering shortcoming either. It's just a function of the steering geometry, which is perfectly fine at normal riding speeds.
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