Sharp Cornering Bike?

"The Pretzel" wrote:

What about headtube angle and wheel base? Take the extremes.
If the head-tube angle was 90 degrees, the thing would handle like a shopping
cart.

Only if you flipped the fork around backward. Otherwise, you'd have
negative trail (the steering axis BEHIND the contact patch) and the
bike would be a horror story to ride, trying to throw you off at every
opportunity.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

"Mark Hickey" wrote in message
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"The Pretzel" wrote:

What about headtube angle and wheel base? Take the extremes.
If the head-tube angle was 90 degrees, the thing would handle like a shopping
cart.

Only if you flipped the fork around backward. Otherwise, you'd have
negative trail (the steering axis BEHIND the contact patch) and the
bike would be a horror story to ride, trying to throw you off at every
opportunity.
....that's my point.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 01:05:22 -0600, wrote:

If anyone knows of some tests to the contrary, I'd love to
be embarrassed by them. There are raw tire-friction tests,
but I don't know of any link to someone going through the
same twisty pylons (like Consumer Reports) on numerous
different bicycles. Single-track vehicles don't lend
themselves to this sort of thing, the rider being so
variable and so important.

One easy way to rule out engine performance is by doing it on a slope,
without pedalling. A way to rule out wind -- do it inside, there are
plenty of convention centers or sports arenas with enough room.

Then you are still left with rider skill, but this just requires
sufficient runs.

Jasper