ChrisF Posted January 29, 2019 Share Thats probably the problemDont throttle the bars and relax your grip.Dont pull up on the bars.Its in the legs Much easier to show what Julien Louw showed his class, than to try and put it in words .... When dropping your wrists, tucking in your elbows, and THEN pulling on the handlebars you are actually pulling DOWN on the handlebars. Again, just for SHORT and very steep inclines. Stuff such as A-frames - come in with the correct momentum, one or two kicks as you come up the ramp, and roll-over the top with you in the attack position. Longer hills ... relax (certainly no tugging on the bars for long hills), breath, get the right gear and move your body forward to keep the tires on the ground .... Jako De Wet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmarc Posted January 29, 2019 Share Count yourself lucky - some of us dream about the day we can lift the front wheel and manual over the bumps Wannabe, ChrisF and Oufy MTB (Roadie) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannygirl Posted January 29, 2019 Share 125kg to 86kg. That is pretty amazing! You must feel great? If I could manage to lose THAT much weight, I seriously wouldn't mind having BOTH wheels coming off the ground! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy Posted January 29, 2019 Share Tip of the saddle, place your boom boom there Correct, and that is where the term on the rivet comes from.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MphatiPyga Posted January 29, 2019 Share Had the same issue with my old Trance 29, to be honest I was on a medium where I normally ride a large, was well within the Giant recommendations chart( slap bang between M&L) Bike decended like a demon but I would really have to get my weight way forward on steep climbs to keep the front wheel down. To be honest I also had a short stem and wide bars on as well as per previous advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Vendeiro Posted February 3, 2019 Share Thanks to all who contributed to this topic. Took the advice to lower wrists, tuck in elbows and lean forward as I was also lifting on uphills and thus losing power and momentum. Worked like a charm at Cradle Moon red course. Edited February 3, 2019 by Neil Vendeiro MDJ, ChrisF, Vetplant and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstV8 Posted February 4, 2019 Share I lowered my bars by on spacer , tried keeping my elbows in a dropping my wrists . Im not sure what worked best but it seemed to have made difference .Our ride on saturday did not include too much climbing but were there was an incline i pushed hard and did not have lifting . Having always done weights and swimming its hard to keep ones elbows in .( i naturally have them bent ) .I think the biggest contributor was the lowered bars . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puncture Kid Posted February 4, 2019 Share Also try to keep pedalling power as constant as possible. If you stomp down op the pedals on the downstroke then this also happens (as well as possibly breaking traction). Too hard a gear and you will tend to push down too hard. Rather spin at constant speed and power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted February 4, 2019 Share Also try to keep pedalling power as constant as possible. If you stomp down op the pedals on the downstroke then this also happens (as well as possibly breaking traction). Too hard a gear and you will tend to push down too hard. Rather spin at constant speed and power. I've heard that oval chain rings can help with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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