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Get out the saddle.
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Yeah that sounds like more skills are needed
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Longer wheelbase and a steeper seat tube.
Out of the saddle works, but then you risk the rear wheel breaking traction and an unplanned high velocity bollock-TT interaction.
Push? What I do on the steep natural stuff around here (after messing with 22t inner ring and bar ends to try and tackle them)
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Shuffle as far forward on the saddle as possible and lower your chest, mostly. I would imagine the SMP puts you further back over the rear wheel than most saddles.
You can move your bars down (or lengthen the stem) to shift your weight more over the front, but you have to decide whether you're prioritising uphill or downhill handling.
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if it's really steep you just have to get off and push. no big deal.
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I rode this today: https://www.strava.com/activities/2343776855/segments/59196856279
Bike was great, however - there are some steeper climbs on this route, and the position that I am on the bike means that on the steepest stuff the front wheel has no weight on it - it's almost in a wheelie all the time.
This means that you can't really aim the bike with any authority as the front tyre is just lightly touching the ground, which lead to three unplanned excursions into the shrubbery today.
All, of course, very low speed, and whilst I was laughing at the silliness of it all, but I'd like to be able to steer.
How do I resolve this?