Yup, the only company doing the option of offset heads is 9point8 and not sure if you know, but with the most recent Fall Line R model, you have the choice of either rear offset 25mm, 0 offset, or forward offset 25mm. Can't wait till I can get a full rebuild kit for my OG FallLine, ran it for 4 years without doing anything other than loosening off the collar and applying a little new grease, I got it because it had a setback head option and that's what I got and use so as to get my preferred seated, pedaling position, relative to the BB.
I've settled on the fact that I like a wheelbase no longer than 48", that's about as big as I want so I can have a bike that's a capable all round bike. All of my bikes fall to that or less, Phantom is 47.25", Unit 47.5" and Prime 48" and they all feel very similar in how they handle, despite their difference Reach and stem lengths. Rear centre to front centre is something not many talk about, but it's what helps keep/make a bike feel balanced.
As to your Reach vs Wheelbase theory/query, that's effectively what you're doing when you use the drop outs to slacken the bike out instead of just a longer fork - the stays get shorter when you put them in the slack/low position, effectively keeping the WB just about the same, but giving a slacker STA and HTA.
March 18, 2022, 6:48 p.m. - Lynx .
Yup, the only company doing the option of offset heads is 9point8 and not sure if you know, but with the most recent Fall Line R model, you have the choice of either rear offset 25mm, 0 offset, or forward offset 25mm. Can't wait till I can get a full rebuild kit for my OG FallLine, ran it for 4 years without doing anything other than loosening off the collar and applying a little new grease, I got it because it had a setback head option and that's what I got and use so as to get my preferred seated, pedaling position, relative to the BB. I've settled on the fact that I like a wheelbase no longer than 48", that's about as big as I want so I can have a bike that's a capable all round bike. All of my bikes fall to that or less, Phantom is 47.25", Unit 47.5" and Prime 48" and they all feel very similar in how they handle, despite their difference Reach and stem lengths. Rear centre to front centre is something not many talk about, but it's what helps keep/make a bike feel balanced. As to your Reach vs Wheelbase theory/query, that's effectively what you're doing when you use the drop outs to slacken the bike out instead of just a longer fork - the stays get shorter when you put them in the slack/low position, effectively keeping the WB just about the same, but giving a slacker STA and HTA.