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Increasing axle to crown
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04-12-22, 09:32 PM
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Rule of thumb is 10 mm increase in axle-crown will decrease head angle 0.5 degrees. This will increase trail about 4 mm. You are then taking away 3 mm of trail with more fork offset so the difference is minimal.
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