Strokes for folks, but at 5’9” / ~32” inseam I have to disagree. I was fine with 150-160mm (and at one time shorter) droppers on bikes with slacker seat tube angles where the saddle moves forward and out of the way when lowered, but on the Titan when riding is slow & steep & technical the 180mm of travel is a nice improvement. A really nice improvement even.
Maybe posts won’t grow much more than 210-220mm overall but I think there’s still plenty of demand for longer travel setups for shorter riders - where insertion depth becomes as much an issue as exposed post. As long as the rear tire doesn’t bottom on the lowered seat that is!
April 22, 2021, 9:40 a.m. - Andrew Major
Strokes for folks, but at 5’9” / ~32” inseam I have to disagree. I was fine with 150-160mm (and at one time shorter) droppers on bikes with slacker seat tube angles where the saddle moves forward and out of the way when lowered, but on the Titan when riding is slow & steep & technical the 180mm of travel is a nice improvement. A really nice improvement even. Maybe posts won’t grow much more than 210-220mm overall but I think there’s still plenty of demand for longer travel setups for shorter riders - where insertion depth becomes as much an issue as exposed post. As long as the rear tire doesn’t bottom on the lowered seat that is!