This is a bit of a peeve of mine: I know we bicyclists use the word "rake" to refer to offset, but I wish we wouldn't. Rake, if you look it up in a dictionary, really refers only to the inclination from vertical or horizontal.

One mustn't discount the effects of wheel size. Since most bikes have the same wheel size (anything in the 26 to 28 inch range is effectively the same) we can do this, but when you use smaller wheel sizes, the amount of offset has to be reduced accordingly. When you get down to a 16" wheel, the balance of these factors is so critical that changing the tire size of a bike can make a radical difference to its handling. I used to ride a folding bike that handled best with a 2" tire in front and a 1.25" tire in back; with tires of the same size, handling was barely tolerable.

Relative weight loading is also pretty important. I have a couple bikes (relaxed angles, lots of offset) that shimmy badly unless I lean forward.