rat fink;

Per my understanding modern theory is that large fork rake and minimal trail makes for a twitchier bike rather than more stable. The French used such geometry in a lot of frames due in part to it giving better handling and bike feel with a front load; think Randonneur and Porteur bike geometry.

Frame dimensions and angles seem to be so interrelated though that it is hard to separate them out from one another. Seat tube angle seems to be the angle that would least affect handling normally I suspect.