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Old 12-14-17 | 09:38 AM
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ironwood
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Originally Posted by davei1980
Good call but the “rake” is pretty mild so I don’t think the delta in he reach will be that great
The term rake refers to the fork offset. In this case the head tube angle is what you are referring to.
The head tube angle is probably about 73°. You can figure out how far a taller stem will move the bars back with a pencil, protractor and ruler .
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