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nightfly

03-30-12 08:25 AM

Are fork offset and rake the same thing?

The specs for my bike list fork offset at 45. A pair of forks I'm looking at list rake at 45mm. Do these two things mean the same thing?

Scrodzilla

03-30-12 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by nightfly (Post 14035547)

A pair of forks I'm looking at

mihlbach

03-30-12 10:26 PM

Yes, rake and offset are the same thing. The more important variable is trail, which is a product of rake, fork length and head tube angle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle...ry#Fork_offset

bfloyd6969

03-31-12 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla (Post 14035560)

IDK, we put on a pair of pants even though it is only one :)

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