V4S offset triples - school me

TomFoolery said:

OK after putting some track miles on the bike with the new triples, I certainly give it the full thumbs up. I am running the 27mm offset and love it. Calmed down the front end significantly.

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craig bush said:

So you’re running 1mm reduced offset which increased trail, leading to slightly slower turn-in and slightly increased stability - am I understanding correctly?

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RODOLFO said:

i thought stock offset was 30mm

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brad8266 said:

You might want to check that. These triples are 28mm offset with the 0 adapter. 2mm offset put you at 26mm or 30mm (stock) depending on which way you inserted the adapter.

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craig bush said:

So you’re running 1mm reduced offset which increased trail, leading to slightly slower turn-in and slightly increased stability - am I understanding correctly?

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TomFoolery said:

Stock offset is 30, I am running 27mm. Correct, better stability particularly mid-corner once you are leaned over. It "holds the line" better or "finishes the corner" better as people like to say. I do not notice a dramatic difference in turn in speed to be honest. If anything the v4 is too agile given the nose down geometry, so slowing that down a tad is not a bad thing.

Of course, every racer/rider prefers something different so its up to your style.

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Alkhater said:

Not sure if you're still running this setup but if you've only reduced the offset then you haven't directly affected the trail.

I think you've effectively shortened the wheelbase and maybe raised the front a little by reducing the steering offset.

Edit. Reducing offset does increase trail

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