@cr4w, I’m with you 100% on this. Maybe I don’t ride steep enough trails on the Shore or maybe I’m more old school but I just don’t want my saddle completely out of the way. I use my saddle to stabilize and steer my bike with the inside of my knees. On rough trails it adds another touch point along with my hands and feet.
This is also why I dislike bikes with super slack actual seat tube angles. At full drop of a 200mm dropper, the saddle ends up way too far forward for it to be useful as a stabilizer.
Feb. 5, 2022, 7:39 a.m. - Bogey
@cr4w, I’m with you 100% on this. Maybe I don’t ride steep enough trails on the Shore or maybe I’m more old school but I just don’t want my saddle completely out of the way. I use my saddle to stabilize and steer my bike with the inside of my knees. On rough trails it adds another touch point along with my hands and feet. This is also why I dislike bikes with super slack actual seat tube angles. At full drop of a 200mm dropper, the saddle ends up way too far forward for it to be useful as a stabilizer.