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never paid much attention to bike geometry and stuff like that, but has this anything to do with the fact i cant wheelie for shit on my fancy 27.5 160 enduro bike, yet im like wyn masters on my old 26" 140 orange five?


 
Posted : 19/08/2015 12:55 pm
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Nah, not IMO. It's all about finding the balance sweet spot.


 
Posted : 19/08/2015 1:38 pm
 emyr
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Longer chainstays on the 27.5" bike, plus the front half's probably heavier...

Is your position actually the same on both?


 
Posted : 19/08/2015 2:15 pm
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When I changed my Fox 140's to a Pike 150 on the Five it felt a lot heavier at the front end, probably due to a slightly bigger station and 10mm increase.

This made wheelies a lot different to what I was used to but you just alter your weight / balance point slightly to get the correct feeling once again.


 
Posted : 19/08/2015 7:01 pm