Originally Posted by
ofajen
I would always be considering the specific size of wheel and tire that the frame was designed for, particularly as it relates to the total distance from the front axle to the ground. The head tube angle and fork rake will be designed for a specific total front wheel radius and resulting amount of trail. If you change the total front wheel radius, you will change the amount of trail and that will generally not be an improvement.
Otto
That's a really good point and yet another thing which I need to read up on; fork trail and handling. Thanks.