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Old 01-28-11, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by tuz
Oh I get it. You want to put a 650c wheel on a 700c-sized fork but with a different rake. Still that'll drop the front considerably and should change your angles by 3 degrees. At 76 deg (!) you'd need 20 mm of rake for 60ish trail.
I think this is right. It's a heck of an angle change, will ride rather different.
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