Originally Posted by
Scooper
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My custom Waterford RS-22 (road-sport geometry) has a 73° head tube angle and 42mm of fork rake, resulting in 59mm of trail. The chainstays are 432mm long, which is a tad longer than most modern frames, but gives me plenty of heel clearance with panniers. The handling is stable but lively, with no surprises.
The motorcycle people sometimes talk about the ratio of front normal trail to rear normal trail; normal here is in the geometric sense ie at right angles to the steering axis. Explanation here:
http://www.dinamoto.it/dinamoto/8_on...ncorsa_eng.htm
Your frame has a ratio of 5.6%, seemingly right in the sweet spot for bicycles.