Thanks Philip. I've just done the same calculation myself. It looks like a small change won't make much difference. The bottom line is that I don't want to mess up the non-loaded handling.
On Apr 15, 9:19 am, Philip Williamson <philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > That's a real drag - I'm glad Mitch can get a look at it so quickly. > > I wouldn't want to re-rake the fork on my Quickbeam, since it handles > perfectly for me now. > If I did, I'd add 20mm or more of offset, but not 10. Even raked out > 2cm more, I don't think the headtube would steepen enough to match my > Ross tourer's geometry. > > Stock QB trail = 63mm trail. +10mm offset = 51mm trail, and +20mm = > 39mm trail (steepening the headtube a little) > trailcalc > link:http://www.yojimg.net/bike/web_tools/trailcalc.php?ha=72.5&fo=45&bsd=... > > Philip > > Philip Williamsonwww.biketinker.com > > On Apr 14, 7:58 pm, Ron MH <visio...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Yup, I'm still jonesing for an Ebisu. I'm about 1/2 way to saving the > > money for the complete package (frame, fork, components and build). > > But, for now, and the foreseeable future, the Quickbeam will be my > > "townie". > > > Thanks for the tip Re: Joshua. I've contacted Mitch Pryor (MAP > > cycles). He's going to have a look at the frame/bent fork on Monday. > > > On Apr 14, 3:48 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I seem to have misplaced or discarded my original response to this. > > > > Ron, sorry to hear about the incident but glad you're okay. Who's > > > going to make the fork for you? You might consider contacting Joshua > > > about a fork. > > > > Hey, do you have a geared bike in the works? Weren't you considering > > > an Ebisu? > > > > --mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
