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I like my bikes to be comfortable and have handling more biased towards stability rather than quick handling (as I no longer ride at speed through challenging terrain) and favour mixed back lane / easy off road bimbling, climbing ( loaded and unloaded )and exploration .
I like experimenting and am looking to improve downhill stability without spoiling the bike's climbing ability . I used to love suspension forks that had an instant travel adjustment option like ETA as that worked great ...longer on downhills and shortened for steep sections where the position made climbing much more enjoyable and balancing easier.
Basically I was wondering ..on a rigid bike ...if you increase the A2C distance a little to make the ride a little slacker , then dropped the bar height (to balance the weight distribution change ) would this help to improve stability but not affect the climbing balance ? I suspect it's not that simple and or I've forgotten something . I know I could increase stem length to slow steering and help climbing but I don't want too much weight up front if possible as I like to lift the front end on occasion . Am I asking too much ? Tips/tricks/advice please . Much appreciated. Bill
youve posibbly forgotten that slackening the head tube slackens the seat tube too, so while you can drop your bars 10mm (say) to compensate, your saddle is also 30mm further back?
Possibly correctable if youre using a laid back seat post and can swap to an inline one?
slackening the seat angle will make the bike worse for climbing.
raising the BB will make the bike less stable.
if you want to slacken the head angle, try an angle reducing headset, if one is compatible with your set up. works components are a reasonable price
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Possibly correctable if youre using a laid back seat post and can swap to an inline one?
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And if you aren't, use the Thomson kinked one but fitted the "wrong" way round - which they themselves say is fine.