On Wed, 2009-12-30 at 21:49 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 4:59 PM, james black <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On the other other hand, I think low-trail geometry is more > than a > trendy bandwagon, and is in fact actually superior. > > Why is this, exactly? I know it is better for front loads, but apart > from front loads, are there advantages? I ask because all three Rivs I > have owned have handled impeccably; I can't think of any improvement > to them.
High trail bikes tend to lock in on a line through corners. This is good in that minor bumps and pavement irregularities won't throw the bike off course: it corners like it's on rails. However, if you find halfway through the corner that you've misjudged it, or if it's a decreasing radius turn that gets tighter the deeper you get into it, tightening the line on a bike that corners like it's on rails can be a handful. The low trail bike doesn't lock in on a line through a corner, and adjusting the line is very easy. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
