Agreed, the functionality of the AXS unit is so far ahead of everything else, it is in a category all its own (and in its own price category, haha). I have two of them. That said, the stack height and 170mm max drop seriously handicap the dropper when it comes to getting the saddle out of the way, especially as we move to bikes with steeper seat tube angles. If the goal is dropper action, the AXS wins. If the goal is getting the saddle out of the way, it doesn't.
July 25, 2022, 5:22 a.m. - tdc_worm
Agreed, the functionality of the AXS unit is so far ahead of everything else, it is in a category all its own (and in its own price category, haha). I have two of them. That said, the stack height and 170mm max drop seriously handicap the dropper when it comes to getting the saddle out of the way, especially as we move to bikes with steeper seat tube angles. If the goal is dropper action, the AXS wins. If the goal is getting the saddle out of the way, it doesn't.