Why does my rear wheel slip when climbing steep hills?
03-22-10, 08:22 PM
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Why does my rear wheel slip when climbing steep hills?
When I am out of the saddle with a fast group on a steep climb my rear wheel slips at times and I lose some traction. Why is that? I try not to lean too far forward but maybe that is my issue? I ride a TCR1 Giant if that matters.
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03-22-10, 08:24 PM
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You need to sit back a bit, it's all about weight on the rear wheel, but then again, it still might slip.
03-22-10, 08:32 PM
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New bike or fork? I rod a traditional geo frame (straigth tt) then switched to a sloping tt with a straigh blade fork. First time I stood to sprint on the flats, I almost flew over the hb's.
Had to adjust my standing postion to balance on the new style frame.
I think it was more the straigth balde fork vs the raked fork that made the difference, in my case.
Had to adjust my standing postion to balance on the new style frame.I think it was more the straigth balde fork vs the raked fork that made the difference, in my case.
03-22-10, 10:18 PM
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03-22-10, 10:19 PM
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Try to not be so jerky when you stand up? It happen when I first started "sprinting." The rear wheel would lose traction because it would jump.
03-22-10, 10:44 PM
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03-22-10, 10:46 PM
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You gonna eat that?
No, no,... you could make it work! You just have to run the chain through the head tube.....
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03-22-10, 10:48 PM
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Overinflated tires. Creates a narrow (er) contact patch and allows the tire to bounce off road inperfections
03-22-10, 10:56 PM
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It could be because your power output is so awesome.......alternatively it could be because you suck as a bike rider, but I think this is much less likely.
03-22-10, 11:05 PM
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all you need is a 1:1 ratio hydraulic linkage to get the rear wheel to spin at the same speed as the front.
I imagine it's possible to do this by using disc brake mounts on both wheels, frame and fork.
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My rear wheel used to slip when I stood and climbed too hard initially, but my bike has pretty steep geometry. 74º HT, 30mm rake, 76º ST. I'm getting better at keeping it under control.
03-22-10, 11:51 PM
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Oh and I also want to include that I generally produce between 1600-1800 watts while I warm up, but my power meter shorts when I go flat-out, so I'm not sure of my upper limit.
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New bike or fork? I rod a traditional geo frame (straigth tt) then switched to a sloping tt with a straigh blade fork. First time I stood to sprint on the flats, I almost flew over the hb's. Had to adjust my standing postion to balance on the new style frame.
I think it was more the straigth balde fork vs the raked fork that made the difference, in my case.
Had to adjust my standing postion to balance on the new style frame.I think it was more the straigth balde fork vs the raked fork that made the difference, in my case.
03-23-10, 08:05 AM
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When mountain biking, I try to bring my shoulders close to the bars on a slick climb, as opposed to trying to mate with the stem.
Tire pressure, as earlier mentioned, is also critical.
Tire pressure, as earlier mentioned, is also critical.
03-23-10, 08:13 AM
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Are you prople all nuts or just sarcastic? Get your hips back over your seat. Problem solved. I think this was mentioned in the first reply.
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New bike or fork? I rod a traditional geo frame (straigth tt) then switched to a sloping tt with a straigh blade fork. First time I stood to sprint on the flats, I almost flew over the hb's. Had to adjust my standing postion to balance on the new style frame.
I think it was more the straigth balde fork vs the raked fork that made the difference, in my case.
Had to adjust my standing postion to balance on the new style frame.I think it was more the straigth balde fork vs the raked fork that made the difference, in my case.
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