Originally Posted by
Peterpan1
No idea on the paper, if it hits me...
I didn't mean to suggest there is anything wrong with the idea of drop, just so long as anyone dropping in to read this thread doesn't loose site of the fact that there are wheels and a ground level there.
It is amazing how maneuverable a touring bike is when you are about to hit that skunk! In general, though, I am dragging the line, so I actually want it to ride like a rail bike if I can get it. Of course if the doctor clears me for the The Great Divide, I would want a totally different bike.
Speaking of railbike, I have two Peugeot UO-8s. One seems to have the fork bent forward, and measures out to a 70 mm rake with 30 mm trail! The other is a little more conventional, but I haven't ridden it yet. I think it's going to become DIY Rando Cheapo. The long rake one DOES ride as if on rails - with bedsprings!
I need to test it going downhill, to see if it shimmies much.
No worries!