Hello, I need some help please on my lack of knowledge on mountain bikes. I have a Carrera Vulcan-E (nearly 2 years) and when the battery soon comes to the end of its lifespan, instead of buying a new battery, I am thinking of converting my old hybrid bike Carrera Subway 1 with the Bafang kit BBS01B. (A bit more liberty with its control settings, throttle, etc.)
I use my Vulcan-E almost every day for commuting to work or the occasional long casual bike rides on bridleways and footpaths. On the very rare occasion (maybe once a year) I might be cycling down a very rugged track for a few 100 yards at a fairly slow speed (about 7-10mph).
I see there are some key differences between the Vulcan-E and the Subway 1, but the one key difference is that the Vulcan-E has a tapered steerer on the front fork and the Subway has a straight 1 1/8 steerer instead. I have already changed the Subway fork to a suspension fork and it’s tyres to 1.95 mtb tyres (nothing great, but better than its hybrid tyres)
I am just wondering that because I am a very light person (63kg) and because I am not really a mountain biker that cruises down these very rugged trails at very high speeds, but just on these footpaths and bridleways between 17-23mph, will having a straight 1 1/8 steerer instead of a tapered steerer matter that much?
I use my Vulcan-E almost every day for commuting to work or the occasional long casual bike rides on bridleways and footpaths. On the very rare occasion (maybe once a year) I might be cycling down a very rugged track for a few 100 yards at a fairly slow speed (about 7-10mph).
I see there are some key differences between the Vulcan-E and the Subway 1, but the one key difference is that the Vulcan-E has a tapered steerer on the front fork and the Subway has a straight 1 1/8 steerer instead. I have already changed the Subway fork to a suspension fork and it’s tyres to 1.95 mtb tyres (nothing great, but better than its hybrid tyres)
I am just wondering that because I am a very light person (63kg) and because I am not really a mountain biker that cruises down these very rugged trails at very high speeds, but just on these footpaths and bridleways between 17-23mph, will having a straight 1 1/8 steerer instead of a tapered steerer matter that much?
