I have had issues with overly squirmy handling on my kids bike. On a ride to school on her 20” Islabike, she crashed on the road. Wide, straight paved road. On the downhill we hit almost 20mph, and something caused a bit of turn to the bar, she started to correct, over corrected and down she went.
So I would say, with these short wheelbase bikes, with small wheels(=low trail), a slacker head angle would definitely be better*.
Could you fit an angle adjust headset in there?
*For the record, I am not an “endurbro” who thinks every bike should be slacker and longer.
May 22, 2019, 7 a.m. - Tjaard Breeuwer
I have had issues with overly squirmy handling on my kids bike. On a ride to school on her 20” Islabike, she crashed on the road. Wide, straight paved road. On the downhill we hit almost 20mph, and something caused a bit of turn to the bar, she started to correct, over corrected and down she went. So I would say, with these short wheelbase bikes, with small wheels(=low trail), a slacker head angle would definitely be better*. Could you fit an angle adjust headset in there? *For the record, I am not an “endurbro” who thinks every bike should be slacker and longer.