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I'm looking to buy a Dolan Track Champion frameset to use both on roads and down at Herne Hill. Ideally I'd like to be able to fit a brake.
The track forks supplied have 30mm of rake but no drilling, and I'm having difficulty finding drilled carbon forks with less than 40mm.
As far as I can tell, 10mm difference in rake, plus the increased crown clearance will completely change the handling.
Here's where I'm lost - a lot of people suggest it would ride like absolute shit, while others say it would actually be more comfortable on the roads, though a bit sluggish for the track.
I've done extensive research on this, but most results prove either inconclusive or contradictory, and I've no experience of playing around with rake and trail on track geometry, so could anyone who's actually done this shed some light? Would they genuinely make it more comfortable on the road, or would it just fuck up the handling (or both)?
Is it worth investing in both forks and swapping around when need be?