Plus sized = 2.8" Maxxis = 2.6"-2.75" any other brand = upper limit of what downhillers and freeriders have been using for 15+ years = Not plus sized
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Droppers on a DH bike?
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... you ride clipped in, never ride a hardtail and never ride steep jumps or properly steep descents.
These are the situations where I want a 200mm dropper. oh and manualling (I fucking hate getting my crotch tagged by a saddle when I manual)
I'm clearly soooooo Enduro...
Now just lie back while I fill your cavity
I am born and raised in Europe (in a country still in the EU). Btw Degrees centigrade is what my mates in London *always* used. Originally Celsius was inverted and only later the two scales became synonyms.
Yeah... we're not great with *change* in the UK
Our measurement system is all over the place... folk here still use miles, yards, furlongs, inches stone, pounds and ounces etc. when we went metric in the 60/70s(ish*)
*still a long way to go
Sorry I hadn't ever heard of the inverse celsius scale before... Every day's a School day, eh? I'll be careful with my own ball cooling regime when I next cross the channel.
Our measurement system is all over the place... folk here still use miles, yards, furlongs, inches stone, pounds and ounces etc. when we went metric in the 60/70s(ish*)
*still a long way to go
Sorry I hadn't ever heard of the inverse celsius scale before... Every day's a School day, eh? I'll be careful with my own ball cooling regime when I next cross the channel.
I was just having this discussion this morning. I HATE the slammed down position on my 150mm post. 100-125mm is about the max that I ever make use of. I sit down on my DH bike on flat straights to pedal every so often. I can't sit and pedal with any power with the seat slammed on my trail bike.This is probably my biggest gripe with your modern day trail rider or Endurbro. An 80mm or short dropper posts would be one of the more thoughtful things to come out of the industry. That and the immediate destruction of all 150mm+ posts that exist. Heck I think there are a handful of posts in the 75mm range to which I say bravo. I've never understood why any half fast rider would want any of these tall dropper post. You need that seat to drop enough to get out of the way but still be high enough to be in contact with your thighs for control. I would have thought that people would realize this by observing the saddle position that your fast downhill riders are using.
I guess trail riders don't like additional bike control and conserving energy that comes from a properly positioned seat. Or maybe it is the strong influence of bigger is better and the how to mountain bike for dentist technique that has always been prevalent in the sport.
The only thing different about the 160mm bike vs DH race bike thing, is the reach. It's usually a bit longer on the trail bike, so your positioning over the seat is different. Not catching it with the same spot on your knees/thighs.
I dig my 150mm dropper. I like to ride technical stuff up'n'down with the saddle down, standing in the pedals.
Saddles are for the weak.
Saddles are for the weak.
I agree that the half-mast position is often better, in my limited experience with droppers thus far. This is also why I ran my DH bike's seat partway up.This is probably my biggest gripe with your modern day trail rider or Endurbro. An 80mm or short dropper posts would be one of the more thoughtful things to come out of the industry. That and the immediate destruction of all 150mm+ posts that exist. Heck I think there are a handful of posts in the 75mm range to which I say bravo. I've never understood why any half fast rider would want any of these tall dropper post. You need that seat to drop enough to get out of the way but still be high enough to be in contact with your thighs for control. I would have thought that people would realize this by observing the saddle position that your fast downhill riders are using.
I guess trail riders don't like additional bike control and conserving energy that comes from a properly positioned seat. Or maybe it is the strong influence of bigger is better and the how to mountain bike for dentist technique that has always been prevalent in the sport.
I know where that photo is from. Go me.
Infinite adjustability, put it where you want it; at 6'7" I appreciate the extra range, and when you're jumping and smashing rowdy lines on a 5" bike it's nice to have a DJ height seat option AND full extension too.This is probably my biggest gripe with your modern day trail rider or Endurbro. An 80mm or short dropper posts would be one of the more thoughtful things to come out of the industry. That and the immediate destruction of all 150mm+ posts that exist. Heck I think there are a handful of posts in the 75mm range to which I say bravo. I've never understood why any half fast rider would want any of these tall dropper post. You need that seat to drop enough to get out of the way but still be high enough to be in contact with your thighs for control. I would have thought that people would realize this by observing the saddle position that your fast downhill riders are using.
I guess trail riders don't like additional bike control and conserving energy that comes from a properly positioned seat. Or maybe it is the strong influence of bigger is better and the how to mountain bike for dentist technique that has always been prevalent in the sport.
And Im a pretty good trail rider that mostly DH's! Bring the 200mm posts. (Pardon, 7.9")
Dont be so absolute.
There is also the fact that a dh bike has the geometry to support a higher saddle. It just wont feel as sketchy on steep descents as a steep xc bike, so you can feel much more confident with the saddle higher.
I dun my saddle fairly high on my V10 but it is more or less slammed on my ht and the same Devo saddle feels so crappy on the ht (as in to wide for me to easily get behind).
Can it be due to bad form on my part, perhaps but one persons reality is right for them, some want longer droppers some dont.
I dun my saddle fairly high on my V10 but it is more or less slammed on my ht and the same Devo saddle feels so crappy on the ht (as in to wide for me to easily get behind).
Can it be due to bad form on my part, perhaps but one persons reality is right for them, some want longer droppers some dont.
Screw that, I've got a 125mm dropper and wish I'd bought a 150mm. Mainly because the 125mm post maximum extension is barely high enough for me (150mm posts have longer max extension), but also because there's a massive difference in the height I want the post for climbing or long flat sections vs jumping, drops, chutes or even just sitting on the bike when stationary.
Given any decent post is infinitely adjustable within its range, why wouldn't you want the option of more travel? Just drop to the height you want it?
Shoulda told them idiots to your south.
I respect the amount of html bracketing that took.
Kind of a lot actually.
Kind of a lot actually.
This.
My bike came with a 125 drop yet I have over 1" of seatpost lower above the clamp. If you're going to have a dropper with an infinite adjust point, make it as adjustable as space allows. I'd swap for a 150, but don't want/need it so badly to open the wallet again.
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