Comments on: Re-raking forks for low trail http://alexwetmore.org/archives/473 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:41:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: emanuel http://alexwetmore.org/archives/473/comment-page-1#comment-226858 emanuel Sat, 30 Nov 2013 10:15:55 +0000 /blogs/alex_wetmore/archive/2007/04/25/reraking.aspx#comment-226858 It''s a great subject, I think an adjustable rake fork is the way to go on new bikes, like a look ergostem on the road. Then a real fork gets built, like a normal stem is then fitted. here''s mine http://revanchebikeco.wordpress.com/2013/11/29/trail-rake-what-does-it-really-mean/ It’’s a great subject, I think an adjustable rake fork is the way to go on new bikes, like a look ergostem on the road. Then a real fork gets built, like a normal stem is then fitted.
here’’s mine http://revanchebikeco.wordpress.com/2013/11/29/trail-rake-what-does-it-really-mean/

]]> By: admin http://alexwetmore.org/archives/473/comment-page-1#comment-3977 admin Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:34:35 +0000 /blogs/alex_wetmore/archive/2007/04/25/reraking.aspx#comment-3977 You might be able to do II without spending a lot of money ono a custom fork. Kogswell is having some forks built for retrofitting into older frames to lower the trail of the frame. http://www.kogswell.com (you have to be persistent when emailing Matthew sometimes). These are threadless, with a $40 option to thread them. Jeff Lyon has some Taiwanese built forks that are unpainted. He will rake them to your desired offset and mount canti studs and sell the whole thing fairly cheaply. I did this on my RB-T (elsewhere in my blog) and John Speare also did this to two bikes last week. I don''t know if Jeff has more of these forks, but it is worth talking to him. They are threadless so you would also need to change your headset and stem. 700x50 fenders have toeclip even with lots of fork offset. My IvyCycles frame has 62mm of fork offset (17mm more than your Heron) and has toe clip overlap using the same tires and fenders that you are using. 650B is a better size for really chunky tires if you don''t like TCO. You might be able to do II without spending a lot of money ono a custom fork.

Kogswell is having some forks built for retrofitting into older frames to lower the trail of the frame. http://www.kogswell.com (you have to be persistent when emailing Matthew sometimes). These are threadless, with a $40 option to thread them.

Jeff Lyon has some Taiwanese built forks that are unpainted. He will rake them to your desired offset and mount canti studs and sell the whole thing fairly cheaply. I did this on my RB-T (elsewhere in my blog) and John Speare also did this to two bikes last week. I don”t know if Jeff has more of these forks, but it is worth talking to him. They are threadless so you would also need to change your headset and stem.

700×50 fenders have toeclip even with lots of fork offset. My IvyCycles frame has 62mm of fork offset (17mm more than your Heron) and has toe clip overlap using the same tires and fenders that you are using. 650B is a better size for really chunky tires if you don”t like TCO.

]]> By: Robert Messinger http://alexwetmore.org/archives/473/comment-page-1#comment-3976 Robert Messinger Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:19:22 +0000 /blogs/alex_wetmore/archive/2007/04/25/reraking.aspx#comment-3976 I have a Heron Wayfarer that I built up in August and September. I had not previously owned a bicycle that had toe clip overlap problems so I was unaware of the issue. However, the Wayfarer has severe toeclip overlap with the 700 x 35 tires and 50 mm Berthoud fenders. I primarily use a Berthoud front bag, so I am wondering what the best option is to improve the handling with the front bag and eliminate the toe clip overlap problem: (i) rerake the fork, (ii) have a new custom fork built, or (iii) purchase a new frame and fork that does not have the toeclip overlap problem. Any advice will be most helpful. I have a Heron Wayfarer that I built up in August and September. I had not previously owned a bicycle that had toe clip overlap problems so I was unaware of the issue. However, the Wayfarer has severe toeclip overlap with the 700 x 35 tires and 50 mm Berthoud fenders. I primarily use a Berthoud front bag, so I am wondering what the best option is to improve the handling with the front bag and eliminate the toe clip overlap problem: (i) rerake the fork, (ii) have a new custom fork built, or (iii) purchase a new frame and fork that does not have the toeclip overlap problem. Any advice will be most helpful.

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