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ow i though that was cleared somewhere back in the thread
I think everybody who understands single track vehicles gets that you can offset the camber steer with a bit of off-track trail, it's just that those of us who haven't done the experiments which you have are not sure how precisely you need to tweak the geometry to fool people into thinking it doesn't ride like a crab. Is ±2° good enough, or do you really need to dial it in to ±0°15' to stop it feeling like there's something not quite right?
gbj_tester
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@mdcc_tester, ow i though that was cleared somewhere back in the thread. Let me try to explain again...
The camber of the wheel exerts a lateral force to the trail in the direction of the camber. this lateral force generates a torque on the steering axle. To counter that the trail needs a little offset in the same direction. That way the rolling resistance of the tire patch exerts a contrary moment on the steering axle. With a moderate trail the offset needs about 4-5 mm