Wheelbase and Head Angle

[knobbyhead]

Yo. Look up accurate medieval painting of angels.

Some nightmare fuel, there.

To get back on subject, go watch "weeping angel" episode of Dr Who. That's scary...

 

[tonyride]

Yes what Patrick said and also seat angle slightly steeper , bb slightly lower . Reach is a wash I believe because lowering the front increases it but the angle and sometimes added stack shortens it . Somewhere on the internet there's a calculator that gives you all the info by plugging in your stock geometry then changing head angle , fork length etc it calculates what new geometry numbers would be

Unless I'm missing something obvious, the OP did say increase the angle by 1°, right? If that's the case then wouldn't the steer angle be less slack and more steep therefore raise the front? That would in turn shorten the wheelbase, increase the BB height and slacken the ST angle, no?

 

[Ryan.P]

Unless I'm missing something obvious, the OP did say increase the angle by 1°, right? If that's the case then wouldn't the steer angle be less slack and more steep therefore raise the front? That would in turn shorten the wheelbase, increase the BB height and slacken the ST angle, no?

Probably but why would anyone want to do that to a bike lol 😆

 

[Patrick]

let 2psi out of the fork?

 

[tonyride]

Probably but why would anyone want to do that to a bike lol 😆

That's a question for the OP but I suspect if you want to ride more XC than the bike is designed for and you want quicker steering response then this can be one of the things you can do.

 

[a.s.]

That's a question for the OP but I suspect if you want to ride more XC than the bike is designed for and you want quicker steering response then this can be one of the things you can do.

Exactly what I want to do. 😐