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   Emily Velasco (mle_online@social.afront.org)'s status on Thursday, 06-Apr-2023 11:21:05 JST Emily Velasco

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   I found my chain tool and put the chain back on. It rides nicely! I can't believe this worked

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     Emily Velasco (mle_online@social.afront.org)'s status on Thursday, 06-Apr-2023 11:21:10 JST Emily Velasco

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     I want to ride it, but i had to take the chain off yesterday and I don't remember where I put the chain tool, so I can only use it like a dandy horse for now

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     Emily Velasco (mle_online@social.afront.org)'s status on Thursday, 06-Apr-2023 11:21:16 JST Emily Velasco

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     Filed and sanded. I think it's gonna work!

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     Emily Velasco (mle_online@social.afront.org)'s status on Thursday, 06-Apr-2023 11:21:20 JST Emily Velasco

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     Grinded

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     Emily Velasco (mle_online@social.afront.org)'s status on Thursday, 06-Apr-2023 11:21:24 JST Emily Velasco

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     Welded

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     Emily Velasco (mle_online@social.afront.org)'s status on Thursday, 06-Apr-2023 11:21:28 JST Emily Velasco

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     There's no turning back now!

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     Emily Velasco (mle_online@social.afront.org)'s status on Thursday, 06-Apr-2023 11:21:32 JST Emily Velasco

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     on the other hand, if i give the fork more rake, it will decrease the trail and increase the wheel flop, but it would also force the bike to rise when turning, which the bike will resist because of gravity.

     It's all very complicated!

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     Emily Velasco (mle_online@social.afront.org)'s status on Thursday, 06-Apr-2023 11:21:38 JST Emily Velasco

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     From these ugly diagrams I mocked up, I think that straightening the forks out (reducing the offset/rake) would both increase the trail and reduce the wheel flop, which would be good for me! But I'm not yet confident in my understanding of all this.

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     Emily Velasco (mle_online@social.afront.org)'s status on Thursday, 06-Apr-2023 11:21:42 JST Emily Velasco

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     Before I go cutting this bike up willy nilly, I'm trying to get a good understanding of bike steering geometry. It's more confusing than I expected it would be. You have to consider the head tube angle, the offset/rake, and the wheel diameter. The combination of those give you the trail, which is the distance between the where the steering axis would touch the ground if it were projected and the patch where the tire actually touches the ground. They also create wheel flop, which is the tendency for the wheel to flop to one side or the other (which this bike currently has way too much of)

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     Emily Velasco (mle_online@social.afront.org)'s status on Thursday, 06-Apr-2023 11:21:44 JST Emily Velasco

     I think I'm going to try something a bit extreme to salvage this bike build. The steering geometry is all wrong, but if the fork had more offset, it would fix that. It's a steel fork and I have an angle grinder and a welder. So, I think it's time to try crossing the Rubicon here.