Twitchy steering..?

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[I]"Other older established builders, still clinging to the little or no trail theory, shortened the fork rake but at the same time made the head angle steeper to maintain the trail status quo.*

This made for some very squirrelly bikes being built in the 1970s, with 75 and 76 degree head angles and front wheels almost touching the down tube. Shorter chainstays to shorten the rear end of the bike were pretty much universally accepted."

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This makes sence, as the headtube seems to have been made very steep. The fork rake has not been reduced enough to 'maintain the status quo' though. If the framemaker had reduced the fork rake further though (say 35mm), the trail would have returned to a more road friendly 50 something.