Timeline for MTB Hardtail preventing flipping backwards on steep gradients
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| Nov 7, 2016 at 20:33 | comment | added | AzulShiva | 27.5". Around 30psi. Might wanna lower it... | |
| Nov 6, 2016 at 20:02 | comment | added | John M | You have pretty much no chance of maintaining traction if you stand up on the pedals - stay seated, keep weight forward, keep the pedalling really smooth - I imagine you'd want to be in your lowest gear. | |
| Nov 5, 2016 at 22:16 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | @AzulShiva what size wheels does your bike have ? What pressures do you run in the tyres? I have had similar issues riding a 20" folder up a gravel path at about 12%, but same track no problem on a 26" wheel | |
| Nov 5, 2016 at 15:40 | comment | added | AzulShiva | I'm not pulling up on the bars. If I stand on the pedals I immediately lose traction. I try and keep every movement as smooth as possible | |
| Nov 4, 2016 at 11:42 | history | answered | John M | CC BY-SA 3.0 |