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I think you just made a very succinct case yourself for not getting a dropper. A meatier tire set up with a flat bar is an MTB.
I don't think the weight penalty is worth it for a bike doing lots of asphalt duties. Plus, with a dropper, you're usually going to have to commit to a 1X. |
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Maybe droppers have improved lately, but I can always feel lateral movement on every dropper I've tried, subtle and not so subtle. It's OK on a MTB, where you're in and out of the saddle a lot, getting jostled, and generally squishing and boinging all over the place. But it would drive me absolutely nuts on any bike I ride on the road. For that reason alone I'd be out. Plus I'd want a 27.2 post for compliance and I believe it's hard to build a good dropper in 27.2.
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The dropper operates on one side, and the shifter on the other. The set up is much easier.
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My buddy has a dropper on his gravel bike. In the right areas I think it can make sense. The problem is how much faster can you go downhill when geometry, no suspension, and thinner less aggressive tires are at play. A dropper May work on a gravel bike by adjusting the saddle height from road to dirt.
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ok but its still possible to use 2x, you just have to use a separate control for it. Or use the new etap wireless dropper
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I have a new bike incoming that I am going to setup with a dropper just to try it out. The bike can handle up to 2.1"/2.2" on 650's or 2.0 on 700's so one set of wheels are going to have a set of tires that can handle some rough stuff.
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It sure is a good idea to make you more dependant on parts that need to be constantly upgraded to new.
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That's 90% of the hobby.
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I think it really depends what type of gravel you're riding. If you're out in Kansas riding flat county roads, then it doesn't make any sense. But around here the gravel goes straight up, then straight down. I don't have a dropper on my "gravel" bike, but I've been bombing down logging roads wishing I had a dropper.
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Why not? Assuming you find one that doesn't rock while seated as Pegoready mentioned.
And it certainly doesn't tie you in to always having a dropper, a regular post will always fit. Quote:
https://www.strava.com/activities/1613173254 |
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I spec'd 700x42 as a max tire. I'm looking for road-handling and not necessarily one bike to rule them all. It's not too much to add internal routing for a dropper, but the bigger issue is that I don't want to pay for extra holes in the frame if I'm not going to be using them.
Sure, an externally routed dropper is always an option. But I decided on external routing for the rear brake line and continuous housing for the RD. I'm also going with a FD. I love the 1x setup for the mtn bike, but I like having a double for the road. So, having another cable zip-tied around for the dropper just seems uncouth. I'm also not sure of my mental acuity in being able to independently operate both the FD and dropper with my left hand while under pressure. I'm sorta being serious. My mtn bike was originally setup with a FD and dropper. I remember having to deliberately think whether I wanted to push the dropper lever or the FD lever. I'm leaning towards seeing if I can get a set of cable guides added to the top tube in order to route a dropper externally. If I decide no dropper, a set of unused cable guides would be a lot less noticeable than some unused holes. |
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