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March 7, 2024, 11:19 a.m. -  Lu Kz

Yes! And you can compound that by running not-the-slackest ride-X position into a modern STA on the older instincts while still ending up with a slacker than stock head angle. I tried both a -1.5 in neutral and slackest and a -2 in various positions on 2019 instinct and when held at 140/140, I ended up preferring the -2 in position 8 for both suspension feel and geometry as a general do it all setup in my neck of the woods. I've long sung praises of Rocky's platform by being **the** brand with the most usable adjustments - the ability to mix and match ride-X with anglesets was part of the reason (not to mention a number of usable shock strokes), because they could be used together to accomplish more than what pretty much any other brand can.  As to how much a given -2 angleset will steepen a STA, it's a bit debatable because most of them add height below the head tube compared to a stock press in headset. It varies and I've never care enough to figure out the actual seat tube delta of any given angleset.

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