Neil Foddering wrote:
> Again, I would like to thank everyone who has replied to my query.
>
> The reason I want to measure the angles accurately is to try to find some correlation between my perception of how well my bikes ride and their frame angles and fork rake characteristics. For example, my 1939 Carlton Flyer* rides very well indeed; the catalogue quotes standard head/seat angles of 75/73, 73/73 or 74/71. In addition to these options, the customer could specify the angles he required if the standard offerings didn't suit.
>
Dave Moulton just posted a couple of interesting articles about frame
angles and this very subject on his blog. Take a look at "The Evolution
of Frame Design" parts I and II here: http://tinyurl.com/
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John Betmanis Woodstock, Ontario Canada