"Plowing" through loose gravel
I plan to experiment on this myself but am wondering if others have real experience.
On my light touring setups (road bike geometry, with approx 55 - 60mm of front fork trail) I have experienced an effect in loose gravel I refer to as "plowing" --where I attempt to turn the front fork to adjust balance or correct path and the bike seems to just plow straight ahead.
My theory is that high trail is a significant contributor to this effect --and that low trail will make gravel grinding noticeably easier. Anybody with very low trail (less than 40mm) experience "plowing" in loose gravel?