I'm going to copy/paste my response to T0m as I think it sums up my thoughts:
_I haven't had any issues with aluminum shaft dropper posts that I would attribute to the chassis being aluminum, including the excellent Highline 7. I'm keeping an open mind in case there is some surprising benefit I haven't considered but for me, the absolute draw of the post is the potential that it's a harbinger not a novelty._
I do admit that in my gut I feel the same way you do. It seems to me that the 'why?' for a lot of bike components using carbon fiber is 'because carbon!' But I think this is an excellent opportunity to have an experience with carbon sliding surfaces if that's the future.
Crankbrothers could have just as easily had my number with a Highline 7 with gold Ti hardware added on. Now that my first impressions are live I've reached out for more information about the choice to go carbon.
April 7, 2022, 12:28 p.m. - Andrew Major
I'm going to copy/paste my response to T0m as I think it sums up my thoughts: _I haven't had any issues with aluminum shaft dropper posts that I would attribute to the chassis being aluminum, including the excellent Highline 7. I'm keeping an open mind in case there is some surprising benefit I haven't considered but for me, the absolute draw of the post is the potential that it's a harbinger not a novelty._ I do admit that in my gut I feel the same way you do. It seems to me that the 'why?' for a lot of bike components using carbon fiber is 'because carbon!' But I think this is an excellent opportunity to have an experience with carbon sliding surfaces if that's the future. Crankbrothers could have just as easily had my number with a Highline 7 with gold Ti hardware added on. Now that my first impressions are live I've reached out for more information about the choice to go carbon.