sstout Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Hi All Just curious about what others are running on 290 sprockets? I'm finding that whenever I do a steep or muddy uphill, the back wheel spins up and I either come to a stop or slide away to one side... Now some of it is definitely me and my novice experience but I don't have the same problem on an enduro and its not all the tyres... so gearing is the next thing I was thinking of unless others have any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshock250 Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 (edited) Unless you have your suspension way too hard and you have decent tyres at the correct pressures, then its all about technique I'm afraid. Have you tried using different gears/revs/speeds on the same hill again & again to see what difference it makes? Edited February 22, 2016 by tshock250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Go on show us a picture of you're tyre as a start point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petert Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Try a higher gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cascao Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Bend your knees and use de space available where supoded to be the seat and tank. Bike need weight on right spot. Maybe your body is too in front of the bike loosing traction or too high making wheeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 You have to treat trials tyres differently. If the rear starts to spin, you have to back off the throttle to get grip back. A spinning trials tyre=useless, which is quite different to a spinning knobby. It's a common mistake for people moving from enduro bikes to trials bikes The rear tyre grip thing is why trials bikes engines have more flywheel effect built in than MX or enduro bike engines 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 2nd or third, lots of clutch, weight back, drop your heels, ready set go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldtrialchamp Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 WOT, balls out..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstout Posted February 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 here is the pic of the rear tyre.. its a Michelin X11 run at about 3-4psi in the wet, 6 in the dry, no issues in the dry ever, but nightmare on wet grass and mud... I'll check rear shock settings but its pretty soft so then it's more practice required me thinks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 definitely well past its sell by date.... would be ok when its dry or rocky but you will struggle in the mud with that, you will be amazed at the difference a new one would make Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham2 Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 definitely well past its sell by date.... would be ok when its dry or rocky but you will struggle in the mud with that, you will be amazed at the difference a new one would make :blink: Looks to me like it's still weeks away from needing to be turned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Enduro tyres grip far more than trials tyres do in mud,but your tyre has gone well past its best before date .Get a new Michelin,it'll be miles better.Once the square edge wears off the grip diminishes noticeably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heffergm Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 I'd get another 50 hours out of that tire (seriously) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totty79 Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 I've never ridden on a tyre that good. Pick a hill that you can ride 8 or 9 times out of 10 and try the following.... Squat into the bike leaving just a couple of inches clearance, a*** around the shock area a little further back than your feet. Accelerate as much as possible in a short distance before the hill. Let your legs take up some of the movement so the suspension doesn't have to do all of the work. Try to maintain just enough momentum to get to the top by gently rolling off. Then try it repeatedly with different fixed body positions, then try moving your body mid hill, then try shorter run ups which will necessitate more work with the throttle, then try a different hill, you'll end up with a feel for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.e.lucas Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 pin it to win it braaaap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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