This is a topic I want to write about for a future piece. I mean, there are some XL frames that I'd happily ride now based on Reach/Stack numbers but between the slack STAs really strettttttttttching out the effective top tube measurement and the long-long seat tubes limiting dropper post options. It does make me wonder how many folks are out there with really long inseams for their heights?
It doesn't solve the question of seat tube length, but it's one more reason I'd love to see dropper post head options with offset (25mm? 35mm?). Run one way the offset would make bikes with super-steep seat angles more rideable for folks like me that like a slacker STA. Run the other way it would make the effective STA steeper on bikes like this Banshee where it may make the final difference in choosing between buying new or upgrading an existing rig.
What ancient rig from 2017 are you running?
March 18, 2022, 8:16 a.m. - Andrew Major
This is a topic I want to write about for a future piece. I mean, there are some XL frames that I'd happily ride now based on Reach/Stack numbers but between the slack STAs really strettttttttttching out the effective top tube measurement and the long-long seat tubes limiting dropper post options. It does make me wonder how many folks are out there with really long inseams for their heights? It doesn't solve the question of seat tube length, but it's one more reason I'd love to see dropper post head options with offset (25mm? 35mm?). Run one way the offset would make bikes with super-steep seat angles more rideable for folks like me that like a slacker STA. Run the other way it would make the effective STA steeper on bikes like this Banshee where it may make the final difference in choosing between buying new or upgrading an existing rig. What ancient rig from 2017 are you running?