I so very agree with you (& Deniz) here - geo is key (and looks good on the Ty, though I'm not sure I'd push it any further with reach numbers). The adjustable dropout was a key factor in what kept me in my current Rootdown (and I say that as a Knolly owner with a 157 wheelset, but I have other 148 wheelsets that I would have ported over from the Rootdown). Flexibility around rapid wheelset shifts (redish? no thanks), and as noted by others here, some flexibility about making this have greater potential for bikepacking, is just the name of the game these days. So yeah, some extra bosses on the top/down tube would have been good (though I do agree with HT Party on avoiding them for the seat tube to enable long droppers). I'm also befuddled on the non-use of alu for the frame as an option as well, as it would have been a pathway to align to Noel's other rallying cry on aluminum.
But a good review and one I'm going to keep an eye on going forward for future updates. Suspect Noel and team will be on here reviewing comments (which is always appreciated), so hopefully the discussion here informs pathways going forward.
Oct. 19, 2021, 11:24 a.m. - Alexis Morgan
I so very agree with you (& Deniz) here - geo is key (and looks good on the Ty, though I'm not sure I'd push it any further with reach numbers). The adjustable dropout was a key factor in what kept me in my current Rootdown (and I say that as a Knolly owner with a 157 wheelset, but I have other 148 wheelsets that I would have ported over from the Rootdown). Flexibility around rapid wheelset shifts (redish? no thanks), and as noted by others here, some flexibility about making this have greater potential for bikepacking, is just the name of the game these days. So yeah, some extra bosses on the top/down tube would have been good (though I do agree with HT Party on avoiding them for the seat tube to enable long droppers). I'm also befuddled on the non-use of alu for the frame as an option as well, as it would have been a pathway to align to Noel's other rallying cry on aluminum. But a good review and one I'm going to keep an eye on going forward for future updates. Suspect Noel and team will be on here reviewing comments (which is always appreciated), so hopefully the discussion here informs pathways going forward.