Not so sure about that. There is more to climbing than STA and HTA "not mattering".
I have two bikes with similar STA, one is kind of modern and climbs steep stuff ok-ish. The other climbs like a rocketship. The latter is a 26" hardtail with a super short rear center and nearly vertical HTA.
April 6, 2022, 7:23 a.m. - Timer
Not so sure about that. There is more to climbing than STA and HTA "not mattering". I have two bikes with similar STA, one is kind of modern and climbs steep stuff ok-ish. The other climbs like a rocketship. The latter is a 26" hardtail with a super short rear center and nearly vertical HTA.