MadRocketSci
10-10-2007, 03:42 PM
Hi all,
I used to ride a stock 56cm '97 serotta atlanta. Earlier this year I upgraded to a stock '05 56cm legend ti. Differences in geo were mostly in the front end; 73.5 HTA for the atlanta, 73.0 HTA for the legend, 43mm rake for both (though I'm not positive on the atlanta...if someone could confirm that would be nice).
There's a pretty noticeable (to me) difference in the handling. After about 7 months of riding the legend, I'm pretty sure I prefer the atlanta's handling, especially for the types of descents around palo alto.
Question: can I replicate the handling of my atlanta on my legend by replacing the F3 43mm rake fork with an Ouzo Pro with 45mm rake? The main difference will be changing the trail from 59mm to 56-57mm. The atlanta has 56mm trail achieved with a steeper HTA rather than different rake, so, will the bike handle the same if the trails are similar?
The other effect will be lengthening my wheelbase and front center by 2mm, will that make a difference? I don't think that would be noticeable but then again I didn't think a 2-3mm difference in trail would be noticeable either.
Thanks for your help!
I used to ride a stock 56cm '97 serotta atlanta. Earlier this year I upgraded to a stock '05 56cm legend ti. Differences in geo were mostly in the front end; 73.5 HTA for the atlanta, 73.0 HTA for the legend, 43mm rake for both (though I'm not positive on the atlanta...if someone could confirm that would be nice).
There's a pretty noticeable (to me) difference in the handling. After about 7 months of riding the legend, I'm pretty sure I prefer the atlanta's handling, especially for the types of descents around palo alto.
Question: can I replicate the handling of my atlanta on my legend by replacing the F3 43mm rake fork with an Ouzo Pro with 45mm rake? The main difference will be changing the trail from 59mm to 56-57mm. The atlanta has 56mm trail achieved with a steeper HTA rather than different rake, so, will the bike handle the same if the trails are similar?
The other effect will be lengthening my wheelbase and front center by 2mm, will that make a difference? I don't think that would be noticeable but then again I didn't think a 2-3mm difference in trail would be noticeable either.
Thanks for your help!