Old 01-04-17 | 10:41 PM
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FBinNY
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Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

Look at it this way. The front is dropping 7mm, rotating around a pivot point at the rear axle. So that, 7mm over 38", or 965mm or so. To see the angle change we need to find an angle with a tangent = to 7/965, or .007

That's 0.4° or so. If you think that's material you'll need to compensate, maybe with a larger tire up front. OTOH- you could pretend you never thought about it, and enjoy your bike. Of course, if you later find the handling to be funky, you know the cause and van buy a new headset.
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