Rear wheel loosing traction up steep hill

[Friz]

I'll give it a try, but don't you lose out on rolling performance on smoother tracks?

It's always going to be a trade off. I set my pressure based on what the majority of the spin will be. If I'm strictly tarmac I'm up in the 40 area.

Once I hit off road though I'll drop it down.

I'll trade grip on wet slimy roots and rocks for rolling performance any day. It just makes me pedal harder.

 

[cjb]

It's always going to be a trade off. I set my pressure based on what the majority of the spin will be. If I'm strictly tarmac I'm up in the 40 area.

Once I hit off road though I'll drop it down.

I'll trade grip on wet slimy roots and rocks for rolling performance any day. It just makes me pedal harder.

I cycle mostly from home, which means I encounter lots of road between the off-road sections, so I run 40+ psi. I'll drop it down to 35 psi for a while and see if the trade off you refer to is worth it for me. I have to confess that the ride over the rough stuff is a bit sketchy !!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

learn to sit on the nose of the saddle, or to hover over it, whilst 'kissing' the stem, and also try tackling technical climbs in a slightly higher gear than you might think comfortable. Too many people climb in too low/spinny a gear for the conditions for ease when they would find it easier to climb at a sustainable discomfort tempo.

 

[02GF74]

yes nose of thje saddle.

it is a fine act of balance up a steep loose climb. you want more power so yhou stand up whcih means you have less weight on the back wheel.

is you sit on the saddle, there is less weight on the front so you flip over backwards.

a happy compromise is to lean forwards as much as possible but keep you backside seated on the seat of the saddle - you get your CoG forwards to prevent flips and have some weight on the rear for grip. it is harder to ride like that rather than standing so you would need a higher gear (larger sprocket) on the back.

 

[spence]

Pretty much as above, to help drop the CG keep your elbows down and tucked in. It is a balancing act, you may have to keep shifting the weight distribution and you feel slippage or lift. Practice........

Pressures 30 to 35psi, increases the foot print of the tread and allows it smother the loose stuff and find traction.