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Old 06-06-11 | 09:36 AM
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Al1943
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Bikes: Trek 5500, Colnago C-50

Originally Posted by Anthropy
This fork fits. 1" steer tube. Bike is a standard Schwinn Super Sport from the 70's. Are you sure you are not confusing degrees vs mm of rake? Heck, I have an old Pegasus fork with 70mm of rake which would be great for going in a straight line, but turning, not so much.
Actually you've got that concept backwards. Increasing rake offset will reduce steering trail and reduce stability. Reducing rake offset increases stability and the tendency for a bike to travel in a straight line. http://yojimg.net/bike/web_tools/trailcalc.php http://www.phred.org/~josh/bike/trail.html http://www.phys.lsu.edu/faculty/gonz...9no9p51_56.pdf.
Modern popular road bikes commonly have relatively steep head tube angles, 72 to 74 degrees and rake offsets in the 40 to 45 mm range. Of course there are exceptions.
The fork in question and found at the linked site is probably suitable for an older frame or a touring bike built with a more relaxed head tube angle and 27 inch wheels. It may be perfect for your bike, I let my curiosity get to me.

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