I did get to spend some time on the 111, right before they cut it from the line. Super fun well balanced bike- I wish I had bought one years ago. I ended up going with a tallboy3 as it’s as close to a carbon 111 as I could get. \(And I’m super happy with that decision, 68 degree HA and all. My biggest gripe is the 73degree STA, but pushing the saddle forward mostly solves this... measurement shows I have a 74.5 Effective STA\)
I’m glad you put so much focus on describing the dynamic effects of that steep STA. It sounds like a 75 degree STA would have made you much happier. I hope you do get a chance to put the longer fork and dvo shock on this bike and do a follow up.
I would love to see bike reviews measure actual STA at their saddle height. If a standard for measuring could be agreed upon, this would be great information to have. What’s printed in geo charts is very arbitrary
April 5, 2018, 7:29 a.m. - Vincent Edwards
I did get to spend some time on the 111, right before they cut it from the line. Super fun well balanced bike- I wish I had bought one years ago. I ended up going with a tallboy3 as it’s as close to a carbon 111 as I could get. \(And I’m super happy with that decision, 68 degree HA and all. My biggest gripe is the 73degree STA, but pushing the saddle forward mostly solves this... measurement shows I have a 74.5 Effective STA\) I’m glad you put so much focus on describing the dynamic effects of that steep STA. It sounds like a 75 degree STA would have made you much happier. I hope you do get a chance to put the longer fork and dvo shock on this bike and do a follow up. I would love to see bike reviews measure actual STA at their saddle height. If a standard for measuring could be agreed upon, this would be great information to have. What’s printed in geo charts is very arbitrary