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I know exactly that effect and I have experimented with my Whyte E180RS to see what works best to combat that. The bike is super stable and ploughs through anything but switchbacks and tight turns are not its forte especially on downhill runs or at slow speeds. On both it tends to "oversteer"...

A mullet set up potentially raises the front of the bike so if you stand over the bb on the pedals your weight may be biased slightly towards the rear whereas on a bike with matching wheels you should be pretty centred on the bike. So it may well be that you have to lean more forward over the...

I am going to disagree to an extent with the suggestions above!! You describe the issue as oversteer or front wheel tuck when turning quite sharply....but only when you are going slow. Speed is the primary difference between those circumstances compared to when you are riding the trails where...

I interpreted the OPs post as he had changed bikes albeit with similar weights and the same motor..............rather than having just swopped out the 29er wheels on an existing bike with 27.5.

too late now but maybe for next time..............with a new tyre I take it out of its packaging and put it in the airing cupboard for a day ( laid flat). That way the folds in the bead caused by the packaging are removed and the tyre is warmed nicely. Then squirt some soapy water on the wheel...

2 bikes may differ in many other aspects besides wheel size. The Geo may be different and also the kinematics at the rear.

Wet lube in any dusty conditions will grab all that dust. Dry lube in wet conditions will wash off relatively easilly. So if you have both sets of conditions on the same ride there is no complete solution..........except perhaps to do both! In the summer, after stripping/cleaning the chain I...

....there is another approach. Having decided what to wear, or not, in terms of helmet type, armour etc, you can moderate your approach to the ride accordingly. Of course accidents can happen on the most innocuous trails but it is about risk mitigation.........and you cant win them all! The only...

Im not sure I would class tyre deformation as suspension............how many people actually check the amount of "sag" ( ie deformation) in a tyre just under rider weight and therefor how much more the tyre can deform when met with a trail obstacle? If you read the copious number of tyre...

I think you will find that is a SRAM AXS specific development. There is in fact no hanger. The AXS mech is directly bolted onto the frame. The fixing method does appear to use the same type of UDH torque bolt however. That enables the mech to rotate backwards if hit by something with force...

No..it is not only a remote but also the main controller.

Lowest pressure I even use is 20psi in the front 22 in the back. Those are forest trails with no rocks to speak of. If I ride more rocky/stoney terrain I run higher pressures. Never used tyre inserts and never damaged a wheel other than scratches. I doubt whether many tyres actually perform as...

The thing to be wary of with jackets for use on a bike is that they are cut with enough shoulder width so that when you have both arms outstretched there is no restriction. Bike brand prices for most gear is stupidly expensive especially when it comes to jackets because the fit across the...

I have 2 emtbs...........one long travel enduro and one more trail/all mountain. Both are similar weight and equipped with similar tyre specs. The trail/all mountain bike is however far more pedal efficient albeit nowhere near as pedal efficient as a hardtail mtb or hybrid bike. It is however...

RS updated the airspring in 2021 and both airspring and damper in 2023 models......so it depends on the model year of each fork. As I pointed out before they may also have different custom tunes

A couple of points re the damage reported in posts above that may ( may not help) but would certainly raise questions for me if I was to look at a bike with a carbon rear triangle. I believe all of the above involved mechs fixed to a Universal Derailleur Hanger (UDH). 1. The torque of the...

...sounds to me like the freehub engagement.........and it seems a bit excessive so I would strip the cassette and freehub and take a look.

no need to apologise....I already said above I agree! One thing to note however is that the stickier rubber is likely only to make any significant difference on surfaces like rock slab and wet root and if traction is critical on techy climbs that include those surfaces a max grip on the back can...

All my bikes are/have been SRAM so I know little about Shimano parts. I am about to do a service on my wife's Cube Access specifically the wheel hubs and would prefer to check the Shimano manual beforehand. The bikes spec says the rear hub is FH MT400-B. It is boost/148 / centrelock and thru...

I am not too sure!! If the shock bolt had snapped leaving a stub in the frame it may have partially destroyed the thread leaving few otions other than to ream it out to a larger size. That top bolt is not under much pressure to cause it to snap except for 2 scenarios. One scenario is that the...