Originally Posted by spambait11
Doesn't modifying the trail modify the wheelbase distance as well (i.e. he lengthened the wheelbase by extending the trail)? Seems like that's all Forrester does.
Bending the forks will of course affect the wheelbase, but to get more trail, you bend the forks back, so we're looking at a shorter wheelbase here. This is sometimes counter-intuitive, but on a typical bike (including the folders under discussion), more fork rake (aka fork offset) will result in less trail.
Detailed explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle...cycle_geometry