Reed: I have a lower trail fork on my Atlantis. The stock one is 65 mm. The custom is 40 mm. While the difference is noticeable, it is subtle and not huge. It was exactly what I was looking for, in fact. Like others, I prefer front loading.
Chris makes a valid point. The low trail is part of the Rambler design, whereas my approach is a modification. "Designed in" is usually preferable to "tacked on". Since a bike's designer must take into account all the parameters of tubing dia., wall thickness, angles, etc., a complete approach is optimal. OTH, simply changing the fork on my Atlantis has improved it for my purposes. dougP On Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 11:21:15 AM UTC-7, Reed Kennedy wrote: > > Thanks everyone for the extremely educational thoughts, comments, and > experiences that have been shared here! I'm somewhat abashed to neglected > the search feature and to have started another round of what sounds like a > well discussed thread, but I've just loved reading what everyone was kind > enough to write. What great information! > > It does sound like there is something to the whole low trail thing. I'm > going to try to find one to take for a ride see how they feel to me in > person. N+1 bikes, as always! > > > Best, > Reed > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 10:58 AM, Pondero <cj.sp...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Reed, I currently have two Rivs (Hilsen and QB) and an Ocean Air Cycles >> Rambler. I love them all. To me the differences are subtle in the sense >> that they all ride like bicycles, but the differences are significant when >> it comes to how they handle/feel under different riding conditions. For >> example, I love the sensations of my Rivs on a descent, and I appreciate >> how front loads have almost no impact on the handling of my Rambler. I >> tried front loads on my Rivs but it felt to me like the wheel flop was >> amplified and took away from the delightful feel of the steering when rear >> loaded. So I decided I wanted to try a low trail design frameset. The >> Rambler handles front loads wonderfully, and I have come to enjoy the >> convenience of having things "right there". As a small, light rider, I >> also enjoy the livelier/more flexible standard diameter tubing. Lately, >> and for how I like to use a bicycle, my Rambler has been my ace. But I >> could easily be happy with any one of my bikes if forced to own only one. >> >> Chris Johnson >> Sanger, Texas >> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- 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.
