Nice and thoughtful writeup! I definitely enjoyed reading this, but wanted to add anther perspective. I, too, look at the current offerings for dropper posts and conclude that there's one post that clearly wins the race. For me it's the 9point8 though, because it's the only one that offers a setback head so I can get my saddle where I want it. My knee and hip don't particularly care for the trend of steeper STAs, so the Fall line is the only one that works for me. It works well, goes up and down when I want it to, and I can adjust the travel to get the most out of the space I'm working with.
If/when a company combines a low height with different head options, then I think we'll have a race on our hands.
April 22, 2021, 11:12 a.m. - goose8
Nice and thoughtful writeup! I definitely enjoyed reading this, but wanted to add anther perspective. I, too, look at the current offerings for dropper posts and conclude that there's one post that clearly wins the race. For me it's the 9point8 though, because it's the only one that offers a setback head so I can get my saddle where I want it. My knee and hip don't particularly care for the trend of steeper STAs, so the Fall line is the only one that works for me. It works well, goes up and down when I want it to, and I can adjust the travel to get the most out of the space I'm working with. If/when a company combines a low height with different head options, then I think we'll have a race on our hands.