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Old 12-09-05 | 06:15 PM
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HillRider
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Originally Posted by powers2b
The less rake you have the 'twitchier' the handling will be. Enjoy
That is exactly the oposite of the real situation. Less rake = more trail. Trail is the parameter that controls responsiveness and handling properties. More trail gives slower, more stable, less responsive handling. Less trail gives quicker, more "twitchey" handling.

Trail is the result of both rake and headtube angle so a fork with a lot of rake can give slow, stable handling if the frame's headtube angle is shallow enough.

Also, forks with straight blades have rake, The fork blades are installed at an angle to the crown and the fork has rake just like a fork with curved blades. Rake is where the axle is relative to the steerer tube and you can get it more than one way.
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