Originally Posted by
bulldog1935
this is good work and I concur.
The rake/trail change will make your bike more stable and let you put a front load on it.
To be clear, you are concurring, in part, with something I did not say.
I said that the change in handling will be noticeable but made no statement about it being more or less stable, responsive or twitchy.
Originally Posted by
fietsbob
A Stayer Bike for motor pacing has a Backwards rake , that too is quite a Long Trail
For the sake of clarity, a Stayer bike is used in motor paced racing.
I'm open to correction but I've never heard of changing the handling of the bike as the reason for large trail on a stayer bike. My understanding is that the primary purpose of a backwards fork is so that the rider can get as close to the motorbike as possible for maximum draft.
-Tim-