Bike Geometry
12-13-05, 11:28 PM
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Bike Geometry
I've been looking at some bike geometry numbers and I was wondering if anyone knew what aspects of the frame the following terms are refering to:
Rake
Trail
Front Center
Standover heigth (sounds self explanatory but what distance is it actually measuring?)
Thanks for the help.
Rake
Trail
Front Center
Standover heigth (sounds self explanatory but what distance is it actually measuring?)
Thanks for the help.
12-13-05, 11:34 PM
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Trail - Drop a line from the front axle to the ground. Extend the head tubes' centreline to the ground. Your Trail figure is the distance on the ground between these two points.
Rake - The distance of the axle away from the steering centerline, 90 degrees to that centerline.
Front Centre - Distance from the BB centerline to the front anxle centerline.
Standover - Distance from some point on the top tube to the ground. There's no universal standard here.
Rake - The distance of the axle away from the steering centerline, 90 degrees to that centerline.
Front Centre - Distance from the BB centerline to the front anxle centerline.
Standover - Distance from some point on the top tube to the ground. There's no universal standard here.
