Posted by: Endur-Bro
It's wild that I'm outta shape and my tech climb times are apparently faster on a G16 29er @ 175/170mm travel than with my Gen 1 Surface.
Have a look at hill climbing dirtbikes to see that long CS/RC result in a better climbing bike. I'll wait for the haters to tell me mtn biking exists in an alternate universe where physics doesn't
Do you ride dirt bikes? Cuz it sounds like you don't. No offense.
No hate, but it's totally different. With a dirt bike you have what is almost like unlimited, instant power literally at your fingertips, it doesn't get tired, you have tonnes of momentum, and spinning is a secondary concern. You can apply that power INDEPENDENTLY of how you position your body. Your limiting factor is looping out, not power, not traction(not really anyways because you can just pin it and the tire will keep scratching, not like on a pedal bike where a spin out basically means say goodbye to all momentum), yeah you need to modulate the throttle, but yeah, totally different.
I'm not saying it's not working for you, but the dirt bike comparison is just totally invalid, sorry.