Mayf:
I'm thinking along similar lines, for bikes.
Whether lsr bike-- or car-- "rake" doesn't seem to matter a whole lot. But
lots of "trail" should help stability, in any case. Typically, trail is
increased by increasing rake-- which eventually unloads the front contact
patch too much. A trailing linkage avoids this problem. As you say-- like
a shopping cart wheel.
(BTW, I'm not talking about rws here, so don't anybody start thinking I want
to build a rws bike. Furthest thing from my mind. I won't even drive a
forklift very fast.)
Russ, #1226B
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From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
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Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 9:17 AM
To: Nt788@aol.com; john@engr.wisc.edu; land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: rear steer
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
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