Hey John, I converted an early All Rounder to low trail with a new fork. Got tired of manhandling a front load with the style of touring I do. The geometry was more traditional British with a 72 seat and 73 head but the fork rake gave it something like a 60mm trail. Unladen this geometry was fine but you can feel the difference with loads in the new configuration: https://www.flickr.com/photos/24722971@N05/albums/72157630754272634
The result was interesting. Not awe-inspiring but satisfyingly smile-worthy.The 60mm rake made the front end lighter, a bit flakier (you get used to that), and more amenable to front loads. I still get the wobblies up front but that's more the older weaker me than the bike. Hellfire, anyone who can keep a front end straight at 3 mph up a dirt incline on a fully loaded bike is alright in my book. I can't. Here's my typical set up: https://www.flickr.com/photos/24722971@N05/29460145875/in/album-72157673327069476/ Your issues will be minimal and none should be bad. I've converted a couple of frames now and you won't get warts. Craig in Tucson On Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 12:13:07 PM UTC-7, John Hawrylak wrote: > > Has anyone converted a Rivendell to a lower trail front geometry? If so, > did the change result in problems? > > Was wondering if the laid back STA & HTA used on Rivendells has an affect > when going to a lower trail. > John Hawrylak > Woodstown NJ > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
