Talk:Kogswell Cycles

message: The kogswell logo should be edited to remove the big white space on the right, and make it transparent if possible. 
Aalpern 20:05, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Logo 

message: I am curious as to why the Kogswell Cycles entry has been deleted and protected to prevent re-creation.  Kogswell has a growing and dedicated group of dedicated "fans" who love the company for a variety of reasons.  Their bikes are beautiful, functional machines that combine the best of "old" bicycle design with the best of new technology.  I sure would like to see the page re-listed, and I think many others will agree with me.  The offending elements of the previous page could be removed or edited to make it acceptable to those in control.
I have no professional affiliation with Kogswell Cycles, although I do consider the owner to be a good "virtual friend" of mine.
Sincerely,
Fbagatelleblack 05:28, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Undeletion 

message: In the bicycle industry, the term "custom" has a very specific meaning.  A "custom bicycle" is one designed and built for one individual.  So, I think the recent edit by Atrian might confuse or mislead some people.  I will ponder a better description.  If anyone else comes up with good verbiage, edit away!  Fbagatelleblack (talk) 05:15, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Customized" Designs 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: The section about the Randonneur/Porteur model states "The P/R is notable because it [snip] is available with a choice of three different forks with differing degrees of trail"
Can we think of a better way to say that?  Maybe I'm quibbling, but trail is not a characteristic of forks.  You cannot measure the trail of a fork.  It is a characteristic of a bicycle, taking into account the head tube angle, the fork offset and the wheel radius (axle to ground).
The Wikipedia article on Trail is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_and_motorcycle_geometry#Trail
What you can choose with the P/R is three different amounts of offset (also known as rake, but that word can cause confusion due to a different definition in the motorcycle world, and also because some people associate it with the curvature of the fork blade, which is only incidentally related to offset).
If the head tube angle and the wheel radius remain the same, then offset is the only remaining variable and it can change the trail predictably.  So saying there are three forks with varying degrees of trail is not far from the truth, but I think it could be stated better.  Something like "by choosing from the three different amounts of offset available, riders can get the amount of trail they want, to tune the handling".
Bulgie (talk) 08:12, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Degrees of trail?