On the T1200 cat full race with 174 2.5 keeping the front end down was not an option. Timbersled helped but still had to pedal it in steep and deep. Cut the paddles down to less than 2 inch and it was a huge diff. At track speeds above 100mph it was just to much paddle. After trimming it climbed at a faster ground speed do to having more track on the ground.
I realize that its not similar to your setup but point is with huge track speeds long paddles just weren't needed.
I realize that its not similar to your setup but point is with huge track speeds long paddles just weren't needed.