I read it thoroughly and got you were swayed, but I think that a rigid fork & PLUS setup is the way to go in the <$1200 bike category, it's just that the bike shops don't do their job properly and explain the benefits of it and that they'll get about the same "compliance" but with more predictability.
That being said, I don't know how "good" or not that fork is, so maybe it's OK enough for the avg beginner rider. My problem comes when your not avg, i.e. avg person is looking to buy the bike, you know, the guy or gall who's well over the rider weight the fork was designed for, or the smaller person who's way lighter, then there's no adjustment.
As to the dropper, you can pick up a BrandX from CRC for between $90-120 US and from the experience I've had with them, they're no worse than any of the other cheaper posts on the market in terms of weight and tolerance. Whole heartidly agree that getting the saddle out of the way will help a lot more than a new fancy fork.
Again here's where I go Rigid & PLUS, WITH a dropper for the same price - I'd rather have the dropper and no sus, than the other way around and then later on spend $500 on something "decent".
Sept. 26, 2022, 7:52 a.m. - Lynx .
I read it thoroughly and got you were swayed, but I think that a rigid fork & PLUS setup is the way to go in the <$1200 bike category, it's just that the bike shops don't do their job properly and explain the benefits of it and that they'll get about the same "compliance" but with more predictability. That being said, I don't know how "good" or not that fork is, so maybe it's OK enough for the avg beginner rider. My problem comes when your not avg, i.e. avg person is looking to buy the bike, you know, the guy or gall who's well over the rider weight the fork was designed for, or the smaller person who's way lighter, then there's no adjustment. As to the dropper, you can pick up a BrandX from CRC for between $90-120 US and from the experience I've had with them, they're no worse than any of the other cheaper posts on the market in terms of weight and tolerance. Whole heartidly agree that getting the saddle out of the way will help a lot more than a new fancy fork. Again here's where I go Rigid & PLUS, WITH a dropper for the same price - I'd rather have the dropper and no sus, than the other way around and then later on spend $500 on something "decent".