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I noticed this too on my Grim Donut experiment (83° STA). Since the saddle is more forward and higher up:

- could bump into the saddle when hammering out of the saddle on flat ground. Not a problem on a climb.

- couldn't stand in front of the saddle at a stop sign/light, and also have a foot on the pedal.

- a bit more inconvenient to mount the bike. I would rely on using the pedal to get on the bike, rather than mount in one fluid movement like a CX racer would.

A dropper post remedied all these issues. It's a must, preferably with enough travel to allow the rider to place feet on the ground while still sitting on the saddle.

There's a correlation between short WB and slack effective STA. 

Should measure the horizontal distance the saddle is behind the BB to calculate the effective STA. Some TT bikes have multiple seat positions, forward for aero bars and rear for normal road.

I suspect some prefer slack STA 'cause they have a large fitness base from training on slack STA, which doesn't fully transfer over to a steep STA position. Neglected muscle groups being recruited due to the new position makes them feel weak too.

I say F incremental STA steepening. I've tried 83° on my Grim Donut experiment. I believe that there's room for it to get that steep. My sitting position being similar to my standing position was a bonus, as well as having similar susp sag for both standing and sitting.

Checked the site to find that their published price includes VAT. 1457 GBP is not bad compared to Privateer 161, which is 1399 GBP with a RS SuperDeluxe. I dunno, compared to a Canfield Balance/One for a US customer looking for better quality than Marino...

Excuse me for being kind of new around here, but I just was shocked that no one mentioned how impressive the photos are. The lighting looks so good, considering the setting. Is this quality level the norm here, that people expect it or something?

I have a single pivot like the Starling.

Very linear is accurate. Can get it to be somewhat progressive if the forward shock mount was lower, such as if you ran a shorter length shock to fit better, but it's so slight that it don't matter. If it were mounted to the top tube, it'd be somewhat regressive, but it'd be more accurate to call it linear still.

You don't need progressivity to stop it from blowing through its travel. You want progressivity if you want it to blow through travel, such as wanting it to be plush running a lot of sag. I see no problem running coil, but going to need a firmer/racier spring rate, which gets chassis stability (geo retention) and efficiency over cushiness.

It has an imperceptibly similar level of pedal feedback compared to a majority of other susp like this Yeti. The Yeti, and some VPP, have a slightly difference in that it drops off harsh pedal feedback for the last 30% of travel. I suppose this little bit matters when you're after fractions of a second to win races.

It preserves geometry under braking, meaning it better balances out the forward rotation that causes the fork to dive, just like the Yeti. In other words, it more completely cancels out brake jack, which is the tendency for the rear end to extend under braking (hence why it's called anti-rise, or brake squat).

Single pivots have a more rearward axle path. They can be more precise, suffering from less torsion and tail wag (fewer pivots, less play, between pivot and rear axle). They're more hardcore than horst links. GG argued there was no benefit with Horst Link, and that they could simply mimic their single pivot kinematics with it. There's a world of difference between a Knolly 4x4 (or Liteville horst link) and a GG horst link. Not so much difference between GG's horst link, Switch Infinity, and Starling single pivot.

Tantrum Missing Link is one of the few innovative linkage designs. It happens to be regressive and needs a progressive shock (DVO Topaz is a good choice), but it's the only one that stands out from the crowd. In contrast, the vast majority behave similarly. Not much difference among single pivots like Trek, Evil, Marin, Cotic, etc. and 4 bars like CBF, VPP, etc.

The draw to the Starling design is its chassis stiffnesss characteristics. It has a forgiving springiness. It's carries its weight really well--the steel frame does a lot to negate pedal feedback.

I support this kind of research. Show us the wisdom of measuring the hypotenuse (of stack and reach, and I guess stem length and bar width) and how it figures into leverage.

Last time I looked into applying actual geometry logic to bikes, I only ended up asking why there needed to be a seat tube in the first place. shrug

Laws exist to protect the egos of the groups holding most power. Groups form to address insecurity. Insecurity is often driven by hopelessness and fear of loss. Fear of loss includes the loss of your beliefs. Hopelessness comes from the lack of power.

The more you show power, perhaps through reason, the more you strengthen these groups and the more they realize their own power as a group. Even if their belief is proven to be a lie, they are given purpose and see you as an enemy.

Sometimes showing that they have something greater to lose, they may see you still as an enemy, but will accept a lose-lose situation just to spite you as an enemy, to satisfy their ego.

IMO, just vote with your money. In the end, that's the power that counts most. Do what you usually do when you can't stand the issues with sharing: buy your own. Pool together money to buy land, dictating things that allow you to practice your own freedom.

Respect for the feature-in-work. Good to have the foresight to have tools and a strategy plan to deal with chance problems, which further deter the problems.

Do you Canadians see yourselves as "normal" with typical assholes and nice guys and other countries as having many assholes? I hear stories of tourists saying you're all so polite. It's a relative thing... makes me want to research mass murders in Canada and why gun culture works in other countries, like Switzerland.

Here's a concept regarding band-aid fixes and why they're bad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixes_that_fail

Clickbait working, based on all the comments. Don't normally see so many comments, some scored +/- 8. With all these controversial topics, the gossipy types are coming out and it's making NSMB look more tabloid-like.

Laws regarding riding bicycles on the sidewalk are so whack all around the world. No real standard. Allowed on crowded Los Angeles and Japanese city sidewalks, not allowed on sidewalks in other areas. *shrug*