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Look at any pro’s downhill bike. Gwin or Bruni would have to be 7’ tall to raise their seat post 8”.
A quick look through pb’s World Cup dh photo epic and loics Instagram would tell you you’re wrong. In any photo of him on the bike the saddle is about an inch or two above the top of his knees. I’m about loics height and that’s about where my saddle sits with a 200mm dropper post at full drop.
Stop yelling at each other over the fact that someone likes to ride their bike differently than you.
No, no one makes a long insertion, short-travel dropper because most riders are after maximum drop at minimum insertion depth.
So just get the Valais clamp that I linked above and put it on the longer OneUp and *poof* you have a post that puts to at pedaling height at full extension with however small a drop as you want. And if someday you change your mind and want more drop, just move (or remove) the Valais. $25 for a real fix instead of arguing on the internet.
Short travel droppers aren’t controversial, the only applications where it makes sense to use one over a longer travel post is kids bikes and xc. Otherwise there are legitimately no positives to running a shorter post
Still think this is weird on an enduro bike but this might work?
That’s a nice looking post. Definitely pricey. I also like the Fox Transfer SL and think the 100mm version would work, but I’d have to run a shim to fit it with the 34.9mm seat tube.
Edit: The Fox Transfer SL is either all up or all down so that’s out. It could work if there was a middle setting.
Just going to wait until the next shipment of OneUp droppers arrives in 180mm.
Short travel droppers aren’t controversial, the only applications where it makes sense to use one over a longer travel post is kids bikes and xc. Otherwise there are legitimately no positives to running a shorter post
Less leverage working against the dropper stanchion bushings, more durable, less weight.
If you need 210-240mm of dropper travel, then what I’m looking for is not something of interest for you.
90% of the time that I use my dropper it’s about 1-2” of drop just to get the seat out of the way on descents, but still be able to sit and pedal in sections. If it’s a very steep or technical section of trail I’ll drop it down a couple more inches to 4-5” of drop. Downhilling at places like Snowshoe or Windrock, about 3-4” on a fixed position post on a DH bike. Something like the Whole Enchilada in Moab is mostly ridden around 1-2” of drop with a few of the drops and steep chutes needing to drop the seat out of the way more. For me, 4-5” is plenty.
It’s just a preference that’s different than yours. I could have also gone with a 10-52t cassette and 30t chainring for a larger gear ratio, but I decided the 10-50t and 32t was a more useful range for me.
Less leverage working against the dropper stanchion bushings, more durable, less weight.
For me, 4-5” is plenty.
In the first instance, all of your points are pretty moot. They're designed to be run at full extension, so using it at full extension isn't going to cause problems with leverage and bushings. See also, durability. Weight? You're pedalling downhill, you want more weight, if anything.
In the second instance, as has been mentioned, just drop it to where you need it then. You're pedalling at a really inefficient saddle height, so what does it matter if it changes slightly each time.
Unfortunately, there is unlikely to be a solution to your issue from the bike industry, because they're catering for the masses. Your problem is incredibly niche, such a small market won't drive them to make such a product. Either you need to adapt to use current products in a way that works for you (as everyone has suggested) or design and manufacture your own
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