There is a Cane Creek upper headset bearing - the Viscoset- that is a polymer steering damper intended for E-bikes with speed wobbles. I try to never mention my fat biking but the Viscoset helps immensely on mine in soft snow (it’s a Mike Curiak tip- he is a boss.) Anyway when I tried it on dirt I thought the damped steering was subtly beneficial but big movements like tight switchbacks were harder as it slows high-angle steering down. Not a game changer IMO unless you like to scrabble through unpacked continental sugar snow. I also have used a VO steering spring thing on my Riv, which is an ancient Eurobike idea that works subtly to stop a front load from doing your steering, but is not really that effective. Based on this history I think Syntace/Canyon’s tech is a subtle control improvement that some may love but few will see as essential.
Oct. 25, 2022, 6:59 a.m. - T0m
There is a Cane Creek upper headset bearing - the Viscoset- that is a polymer steering damper intended for E-bikes with speed wobbles. I try to never mention my fat biking but the Viscoset helps immensely on mine in soft snow (it’s a Mike Curiak tip- he is a boss.) Anyway when I tried it on dirt I thought the damped steering was subtly beneficial but big movements like tight switchbacks were harder as it slows high-angle steering down. Not a game changer IMO unless you like to scrabble through unpacked continental sugar snow. I also have used a VO steering spring thing on my Riv, which is an ancient Eurobike idea that works subtly to stop a front load from doing your steering, but is not really that effective. Based on this history I think Syntace/Canyon’s tech is a subtle control improvement that some may love but few will see as essential.