Discuss light weight issues concerning mountain bikes & parts.
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DanW
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by DanW on Mon May 30, 2016 1:53 pm
Even if a dropper wouldn't have made her much faster they should definitely give more margin for error in those situations.
This is my feeling with a dropper on an XC geo bike. I haven't been able to measure any speed increases with a dropper but even a few cm dropped saddle gives significantly more margin for error when you are on the verge of wiping out/ losing the front wheel/ etc. Not faster as such, but staying upright for longer maybe which can amount to the same thing
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DanW
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by DanW on Tue May 31, 2016 8:04 am
65mm on my Lev Ci is probably twice as much as I really use. More is always tempting but the bike feels really ungainly after those first few cm. I can see why Absalon gaffa taped the stanchion to limit the amount of drop...
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pamoreira
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by pamoreira on Tue May 31, 2016 8:34 am
How does a Lev Ci dropper (as an example) compare to a normal carbon seatpost in terms of "confort" when it's fully extended? I ride a carbon hardtail 29er, and quite like my carbon seatpost for the bit of added vertical compliance and confort it adds.
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DanW
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by DanW on Tue May 31, 2016 10:40 am
I wouldn't expect any flex from them but the constant wiggling side to side might be worth something