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Chumrades, I took a couple of lovely rides this weekend, one on the Raleigh Roadster and one on the sturdy Kona Sutra. 

Here's what struck me: The Kona could benefit from having its front wheel pushed waaay farther out front like the Raleigh's.

When I turn on with the Raleigh, I can keep pedaling without banging my toes into the front fender; not so no the Kona.

The Raleigh is going to keep going straight even in challenging circumstances; the Kona will want to twitch when the washboard gets exciting. 

So, who knows enough about frames and forks and so on to give me some advice about whether or not I can or should put a stretched-out fork on the Kona?

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  I would advise leaving the Kona alone.  The frame and fork are designed together to give a ride quality particular to that frame.  To try and get a fork that is raked out enough to avoid toe overlap might be difficult, and make the Sutra handle more like a DL 1 than a Sutra should.

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