Another dumb question from the Shinomaster about his Serotta made Atlanta

[flydhest]

Originally Posted by shinomaster

Doof...you are right, I'm a mess.

so would a 44 raked fork push the wheel farther from the frame, or closer than a 43?

Shino,

44 is farther from the frame. It is more rake. It is less trail. It will handle quicker, all other things equal.

Sacha points out that you want to look at the length of the fork. What he means is the following. Suppose the fork, from the HT to the ground grew 2 feet. The front end will be pushed up and the HT angle will be slacker. Slacker hta tend to slow handling. Now, 2 feet is clearly an exaggeration, but it ought to illustrate the point. I believe the measurement in question is often referred to as the "span" of the fork.

[shinomaster]

top tube 56.5 cm
seat tube length 54. cm
Seat tube angle 73.5
head tube angle 73.5
chain stay length 41. cm
rear drop? 7. cm
fork rake 4.7 cm
fork span 36.50 cm
head tube length 33.09 cm
bb height 27. cm
wheelbase 99.73
trail 5.17 cm
front center dist. 59.74 cm

My original icon fork got busted...then I got a serotta kinesis fork..
from my dealer...
Do these numbers tell what kind of fork would be best? Or worst? Or why my bike corners and descends like a whale?

[Sacha White]

" Do these numbers tell what kind of fork would be best? Or worst? Or why my bike corners and descends like a whale?"

Shino,

It probably has something to do with your 33 cm heat tube...

I think there is a joke in there somewhere about 33 centimeters and a whale...

-Sacha

[shinomaster]

Originally Posted by Sacha White

" Do these numbers tell what kind of fork would be best? Or worst? Or why my bike corners and descends like a whale?"

Shino,

It probably has something to do with your 33 cm heat tube...

I think there is a joke in there somewhere about 33 centimeters and a whale...

-Sacha

oops....it's 13.0 cm according to my tape.. My sheet is an old fax from 1999