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[QUOTE="dirt bike dave, post: 477327, member: 18302"] I've got a couple of theories about why less triple clamp offset may make a bike feel like it turns better. To illustrate, get a ruler, a pen and a pad of paper. Make a dot at the bottom of the paper, use this as the steering head pivot at 0" on the ruler. Place a pen at 2" on the ruler, and rotate the ruler 45 degrees off center to the left and then the right. Use the pen to draw an arc on the paper. Now place the pen at 4" from the pivot point and repeat. Note the arc drawn is much larger. The 2" line is simulating a lesser offset clamp, while the 4" line represent a clamp with more offset. The line drawn by the pen effectively represents how the contact patch of the tire moves with handlebar moevement. Less offset = smaller arc, preusmably less effort/force required by the rider. Maybe the decreased offset/steering effort gives the rider more 'feel', while the increased trail also adds to the rider confidence. The result is a bike that is perceived to handle better by the rider, having quicker initial turn in but with more stability & holds the line better. [/QUOTE]
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