Those numbers you are citing are the effective st angle, not the seat tube angle. If you look at a side profile of a Gen 5 Slash you'll see how misleading citing the effective st angle is when it comes to its impact on riding position. Further, when manufacturers cite effective st angle they assume a certain seat height to measure from, which results those having a longer seat height than what they measured the effective st at to have a slacker st. With my seat extended, and at sag, the arbitrary 75.6-76 degrees effective et posted on the Slash geo chart does indeed feel 'very slack'.
With that said, I don't ride roling or flat terrain on my enduro bike, I have a gravel bike or a rigid flat bar bike for that stuff. When I'm on the full sus were either shuttling or climbing/hiking steeps followed by steep descents.
But then again, I have 22 year old knees and utilize my home gym to do some further knee bulletproofing on a weekly basis so I may just be immune, for now.
Oct. 3, 2024, 3:30 p.m. - Matt Cusanelli
Those numbers you are citing are the effective st angle, not the seat tube angle. If you look at a side profile of a Gen 5 Slash you'll see how misleading citing the effective st angle is when it comes to its impact on riding position. Further, when manufacturers cite effective st angle they assume a certain seat height to measure from, which results those having a longer seat height than what they measured the effective st at to have a slacker st. With my seat extended, and at sag, the arbitrary 75.6-76 degrees effective et posted on the Slash geo chart does indeed feel 'very slack'. With that said, I don't ride roling or flat terrain on my enduro bike, I have a gravel bike or a rigid flat bar bike for that stuff. When I'm on the full sus were either shuttling or climbing/hiking steeps followed by steep descents. But then again, I have 22 year old knees and utilize my home gym to do some further knee bulletproofing on a weekly basis so I may just be immune, for now.