Jack, exactly. But rake and trail are the same as large amounts of caster.
Think of the bike's steering head as the kingpin . It intersects the surface
way ahead of the contact patch on the tire. I was thinking more the shopping
cart front wheels with a vertical shatf but the contact patch trailing.
mayf
----- Original Message -----
From: <Nt788@aol.com>
To: <john@engr.wisc.edu>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 6:14 AM
Subject: Re: rear steer
> John My tests show use rake & trail not caster camber. On a rectangular
wheel
> lay out, by imposing " understeer" the rear steer "feel" is eliminated.
Noble
> used spindles and tried to stabilize it with bulk. It would take a bunch
of
> testing and combinations to find happiness! BUT there might be a reason
for
> someone to try. I'm not open-minded enough to see the need. jack
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