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Old 11-21-08 | 07:14 AM
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From: Rocket City, No'ala

Bikes: 2014 Trek Domane 5.2, 1985 Pinarello Treviso, 1990 Gardin Shred, 2006 Bianchi San Jose

Cruiser bikes will often have less rake than a track bike but it's due to their slack headtube angle. Less rake, more trail, for the same angle.

Then there's the angle of the fork blades to the steerer crown. That angle on a straight bladed fork is often the same created by a fork with curved ends. You end up with the same rake, just different looks.

So when looking for that ultra twitchy tarck bike, check out the headtube angle. The ultimate of course, being a unicycle.
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