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Old 03-01-13 | 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Roadie607
Anyone know where you can get long rake forks? I mean as in 50-60mm range. Threaded steel seems to be an obvious prereq. Thanks!
Adding more rake without changing the head angle will result in less trail, which means a less stable bike. Is that what you want?

If you want to experiment, talk to a framebuilder. He'll have the tools and gauges to custom-build a fork.
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