I am curious then as to which would be better for stability and handling; The C 5 special with the 18 inch rear and 19 inch front and "new" forks, or the G 5 with both front and rear 19 inch and its "old" forks and greater rake. Or the B5 (based on 350 frame) which I suspect (but don't know) has less trail and rake than the G5, but also, I believe has 19 front and rear. Thoughts? I have always been drawn to the look of the G5, and my guess is that low speed manouverability aside, it is the best road speed set up. Front wheel on C 5 always did look too small to me from an asthetic standpoint. .
In other words is it the 19 inch front that confers stability, or the slope between the 19 inch front and 18 inch back combined with rake and trail changes thus established. (Getting a bit off topic of the original thread here, but hey, it is a G5 that is the test bike coming in anyway ) Nigel