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Have you considered mtb skills training?
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It's 68.5, not 69.5.
A 66 degree head angle didn't stop me going otb trying an ill-advised drop while bikepacking, funnily enough, nor have I died riding numerous rigid retro bikes with 71 deg head angles down reasonably steep chutes.
Pinkbike is that way >>>>>
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2 degrees slacker than this
Which would put the front axle a whole 17mm further forwards. If that's all that's stopping you from going OTB, you be doing something wrong.
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69,5 is still quite steep and not really needed unless racing.
No really, 69.5 isn’t steep - check out the trek a few pages back at 72.
Remember this is an FS bike and the head angle stays reasonably constant as it goes through it’s travel - unlike a hard tail.
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@larsenroad
Haha, flame on. I read the first few pages, then realised the amount of spam and skipped ahead to see what eventually happened. I don't think you need to live in Whistler to appreciate not being thrown OTB when riding trails. 69,5 is still quite steep and not really needed unless racing. I rode Yeti's "XC" bike the other day, and it was amazing. 2 degrees slacker than this, and a bit longer.