Arctan(Trail/Wheel Radius)
In the motorcycle industry, caster angle is synonymous with what would be called the head angle in the bicycle industry. Sometimes in the bicycle industry, the term caster angle
In the motorcycle industry, caster angle is synonymous with what would be called the head angle in the bicycle industry. Sometimes in the bicycle industry, the term caster angle
Trail is the distance between the point where the wheel contacts the ground and the point where the steering axis of the front wheel intersects the ground.
A bike with a lot of trail will tend to ride straight and feel very stable, but will not be as responsive as a bike with less trail.
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