Heavy mountain bike

[ChrisF]

2 hours ago, Nicolene61 said:

Thing is I rode a silverback stride 2 weeks ago in olifantskamp kruger park. I couldnt believe how easily I did those hills, it was amazing!! Thats why I think the bike might not be right

 

Where are you ?

 

Possibly a Hubber near you can help you to do a quick check of the bike.

 

 

 

Silverback, Marvel and Titan frames are similar.  Sure the shocks may differ between these three.  Gears are in the same price class.

 

Biggest obvious difference might be the size of the front ring ... smaller climbs better.

 

After that it is down to something on the individual bike, as mentioned above.

[Mamil]

.... or, and all respect to the OP, and as the bike shop often says to me when I'm fussing over something on one of my bikes "the problem is somewhere between the saddle and the helmet".

 

[Nicolene61]

6 hours ago, ChrisF said:

 

Where are you ?

 

Possibly a Hubber near you can help you to do a quick check of the bike.

 

 

 

Silverback, Marvel and Titan frames are similar.  Sure the shocks may differ between these three.  Gears are in the same price class.

 

Biggest obvious difference might be the size of the front ring ... smaller climbs better.

 

After that it is down to something on the individual bike, as mentioned above.

I am near nigel gauteng. Use cycle worx there

[RobynE]

I’d say the gearing is probably your biggest obstacle. Microshift 2 x 8 isn’t a whole lot of fun if you don’t get the shifting right front and back. The bike itself shouldn’t weigh a ton. The gearing coupled with probably not sitting exactly where you should is going to throw everything out. 
 

What groupset did the Silverback have? 1 chainring or 2? 
 

I’d suggest starting with a bike fit. It’s turned my bikes from bikes I sort of like to bikes I LOVE. I remember once riding to my bike shop feeling completely unfit and useless, struggling on every hill, and on the way home after my fit it felt like I was riding an e-bike LOL. 
 

Might be a bit far for you but Mitch at Mellow Velo near Fourways is great. They can also give the bike a once-over for you to check that there isn’t something fundamentally wrong like a worn rear hub/bearings for example. The bearings and hubs on entry-level bikes wear out remarkably quickly. 

[betaboy]

When you ready, we can progress to some Dylan Johnson videos… for now just enjoy the ride! Ask her LBS for fitters on the east rand.🤓

[Dexter-morgan]

You mentioned that another bike was much easier getting up hills, have you checked all the bearings and brakes on the bike you battle with, I had a Silverback with quick release axle and the bearings was a bit loose and if you put the power down, the disc would bind, that cased the bike to feel "heavy" , after I fixed that the bike felt easier.(still riding that bike in a different se-tup)