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doesn’t have enough weight on it
Partly that, partly that you've now slackened the seat angle. Try lowering the bars a little at a time, but also moving the saddle forward too
Also what hippo says. You might just need time to adapt
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but also moving the saddle forward too
This. The more you get over the front of the bike the less it'll wander.
Technique wise, try to not pull up on the bars but instead hinge more, shimmy forward on the saddle and keep pressure downwards when it gets steep. That'll help your front wheel stay planted
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moving the saddle forward
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pascalo
kjlem
I know this is a dumb question but I don’t understand Mtb geometry. On my xc hardtail I fitted a 20mm longer fork which is loads nicer to ride, but on steep or technical climbs it feels like the front end wants to lift/ doesn’t have enough weight on it. That means I have to stand and risk spinning the back wheel.
Would lowering the bars help (whilst realising this would have other impacts?)
Shorter or longer stem?
Or just suck it up and accept the trade off
I’m going to be doing an everesting type off road challenge so will be climbing a lot so it’s worth a bit of effort to get right!