[CR]Head Tubes , Front Forks , Rake , Trail , Angles .

(Example: Racing:Jacques Boyer)

From: "Raoul Delmare" <R.Delmare@Charter.net>
To: "C.R. List" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 11:56:46 -0600
Subject: [CR]Head Tubes , Front Forks , Rake , Trail , Angles .

And by the way , in the world of motorbikes , they refer to the front end geometry as " rake and trail " .

I can't direct you to a link at the moment , but this is a CONSTANT topic of discussion .

However , remember , they measure the "head tube" angle from the other side of the line .

Huh ? What does that mean ?

Well , take for instance what we would call a " 75 degree head tube angle " .

To the motorbike geometry experts , that'd be a " head angle of 15 degrees " .

Just take a 90 degree angle and split it up into two ( 2 ) parts . Now you can take your choice . Do you want to measure the one part and call it 75 degrees , or the other part and call it 15 degrees ?

On a motorbike , a "head angle" in the low 20's is considered radically steep and quick .

Raoul Delmare
Marysville Kansas