Climb mode can also be useful to take some load off your upper body, rather than just thinking about the saddle to crotch interface. Though you can shift forward on long steep climbs, having the tilt makes the slide either automatic or free depending on your POV. You might not always feel it, but getting and keeping yourself slid forward does take energy, more so if the saddle is tilted back because of terrain. Anyone who has experimented with a decent climbing tilt long-term probably knows the way it adds weight to your hands and arms when you're not climbing. Reverse that and automatically add weight to the hands via seat angle only when climbing? Well, that's super nice, as long as it doesn't also make the saddle less comfortable, which it probably won't.
March 30, 2023, 7:54 a.m. - Justin White
Climb mode can also be useful to take some load off your upper body, rather than just thinking about the saddle to crotch interface. Though you can shift forward on long steep climbs, having the tilt makes the slide either automatic or free depending on your POV. You might not always feel it, but getting and keeping yourself slid forward does take energy, more so if the saddle is tilted back because of terrain. Anyone who has experimented with a decent climbing tilt long-term probably knows the way it adds weight to your hands and arms when you're not climbing. Reverse that and automatically add weight to the hands via seat angle only when climbing? Well, that's super nice, as long as it doesn't also make the saddle less comfortable, which it probably won't.