HOW YOUR BIKE HANDLES...
What do you look at when you first see the specs for a new bike? If you’re anything like me then that’s a bit of a daft question – it’s all about the brake horsepower and the dry weight, isn’t it? Then we’ll maybe enquire about how fancy the brake calipers and suspension are. Finally, we’ll skim-read the electronic aids package – then all that remains is to see if it comes in colours to match Boothy’s special orange leathers. The question is, do you ever to the lower reaches of the chassis specification, though? The rake and trail figures, and the wheelbase? Those are the headline figures on a chassis layout, but there’s a host of other details which the engineers and test
