Are Head Tube Angles Slack Enough?

How slack is too slack when it comes to mountain bike head tube angles?
By Jeff Barber

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Mountain bike head tube angles are still trending slacker, particularly within the trail bike category. At a high level, a slack head tube angle improves downhill handling at the expense of climbing performance. Of course it’s important to consider a bike’s head tube angle in conjunction with the rest of its geometry but in general we want to know what you think about modern head tube angles.

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Are MTB head angles slack enough?

Tell us why you think head tube angles are too steep or slack and give examples in the comments below. Do you have a specific cutoff?

 
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