Originally Posted by DannoXYZ
...So if you put a fork with less rake on your bike, it increases the trail and makes the bike more stable (harder to steer). More rake/offset on the fork result in less trail will make the bike more nimble.
I understand this theory. In practice, the steep steering tube angle on bikes with little or no fork rake steer far more nimbly (or twitchily - depending on your opinion) than bikes with more relaxed steering tubes AND more rake.