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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Did you ever tried a longer stem on a bike with slack angle? because IMO there is a lot of bro science about geos, most important thing on a bike which needs to climb efficient (anybike at some point) is the saddle position, if you shift your saddle forward you are going to have less weight on the rear wheel and also less traction. Stem Yes i did try different stems on my 65° HTA bike. When stem is longer than 60mm this is a very strange sensation et poor handling. STA I have a custom geo hardtail 76° STA / 65 HTA / 476 reach and a 73,5° STA / 69 HTA / 428 reach hardtail Orbea Alma. The Orbea Alma offers better traction on flat tracks but less traction on steep climbs, because the weight is too much backward. The best traction is offered when the saddle is verticaly aligned with the rear axle or a bit forward. On my Orbea Alma i feel like my weight is backward the axle (i am not sure if i am clear  ). PS : the vertical and horizontal length between saddle and bars is exactly the same between all my bikes. The difference doesn't come from the positionning.XCO/XCM or downcountry ? I understand your need. You are trying to get the "best of both worlds". Downsizing and "modifying" a downcountry geo to fit XCO/XCM geometry (old or not) is probably a bad idea in my opinion (suspension feel with your ass at 73° instead of 77°, handling with longer stem...). The reviews don't recommend the NS Synonym for its pedaling quality. If you are into XCO/XCM you will certainly find it lacks pure pedaling performance (vs Scott Spark and Orbea Oiz for example) and moreover you will not have the benefits of the downcountry geo because downsized + long stem. Instead of "the best of both worlds", maybe it will results in "the worst of both worlds". My need is a mini enduro bike with the weight of a XC. Your need is a pure XC that descends better. Maybe you are right and you need a M with longer stem and saddle backward... let's give it a try if you are not afraid of being disappointed. I hope you'll enjoy it 
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