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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?