I’ve been riding lately with improving my posture in mind. I know I’m still twisted, after years of uni. But today I had the weirdest experience. After a couple of weeks only on my 29", one day I removed the shim I added to make the frame true. It didn’t change my twisting problem but I’m getting better at it. This uni is very prone to road camber (or maybe it’s me) but it turns very easily, thanks to its very “pointy” Big One tire. It turns so easily I can do a 10ft circle no problem.
And today I took the 36". Riding was awful. It seems that all the things I worked on with the 29" had the opposite effect. I felt physically more twisted to the left than ever, and yet I could not turn left (my favorite turn). I could only do right turns.
After an hour or so of an non-enjoyable ride - made worse by the heatwave - I went home. In the garage, I hopped on the 29", looking forward to a uni I can sort of master. Nothing worked. It took 10mn to be able to throw it in a turn like I use to be able to do.
Since I removed the shim and now have the wheel slightly with an angle, I wonder if the 36" is angled the other way. Anyway, that’s just me looking for excuses to lower the frustration of still feeling like a beginner after 5 years of regular riding.
/End rant/