Originally Posted by ApolloCVermouth
Thanks to all for the advice and the links. So if you have two forks with the same amount of trail, one with a slack top tube angle compensated with rake and another with a straight fork a steeper top tube and angled blades will they handle differently? I suppose the second one would allow for a shorter wheel base. Also, does this offset triple-clamp allow you to change the head tube angle?
Huh?
Forks don't have trail. Top tube angle isn't relevant. Whether or not a fork is straight doesn't affect rake or trail. If two bikes have the same amount of trail they will respond to steering input the same way regardless of the angle or bend of the fork. If you make the head tube angle steeper and reduce the rake you can shorten the wheelbase while maintaining the same trail.