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ultralight trike front wheel geometry

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jany77

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california
Hi guys I'm having some problems with front wheel fork geometry on my new trike I'm working on ,I study the rake vs trail vs steering axis ,if I understand this correctly the small trail such as on bicycles is good for low speed and not so good for high speed ,the bigger trail will give opposite result ,my trike takes off at roughly 23+- mph and lands little bit faster ,is there any way to calculate the correct rake and trail for my trike ,I'm using 12" diameter wheel and my front wheel fork has roughly 3/8 wheel spindle offset from steering axis any help appreciate
 
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