I have a bike with a generic carbon fork (kenesis?) with an unknown rake. The bike is a bit over-stable and I would like to replace the fork with something that has a bit more rake. What is the best method for measuring the rake on my current fork? Thanks...

jason

The problem is that you are trying to get a number that is accurate within a couple of mm, which is the increment of one fork offset to the next. Your best bet might be to either figure out which model/year the fork is and then query Kinesis or to compare it to a fork of known offset. If I had to do this, I would secure a straight edge to the upper section of the fork such that it was centered on the steerer tube axis. Then I would put a QR in the dropouts, with another straight edge centered on the tip of the QR axle, making sure it was parallel to the first straight edge. That's probably the hard part. The offset is the distance between the two straight edges, and you can see why it would be hard to get that measurement accurate to 1 mm or less.