Hi all, I’ve recently upgraded my Scott Speedster Gravel 30 MY22 with new wheels and a (micro) suspension fork, the Hiride Sterra. This is because I’m spending more and more time on trails and single tracks and I wanted to tune a bit the bike.
Today I did some new sections with steep descent and I noticed I tend to assume a position where I move my hips back and low, so much so that I find the saddle just in front of my belly button
I’m not a very experienced rider. I’m not an ex-MTB rider, I just apply some observation based on other riders and physics (lower and move rearward the centre of gravity).
A friend suggested the use of a dropper post, but I’m not sure I can mount a suitable one with a decent amount of travel with my current ride position/saddle height.
Any suggestion is welcomed.
Efficient-Celery8640 on
I have a short (75mm) dropper. I think it’s well worth the money if you’re doing technical stuff or the gravel gets loose on a downhill section
toad_salesman on
I bought one, noted how heavy it is but installed it, couldn’t get the controls to work (SRAM) after many attempts, decided it wasn’t worth it and now it’s in a drawer. More a personal problem though.
At least I bought it used for a good price.
widowhanzo on
Once or twice I thought it would be neat to have one, but I’d rather not lug the extra weight around the other 99% of the time. If you need suspension and dropped on a gravel bike, perhaps you should’ve gotten a hardtail instead, especially if you ride trails and singletrack.Â
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Hi all, I’ve recently upgraded my Scott Speedster Gravel 30 MY22 with new wheels and a (micro) suspension fork, the Hiride Sterra. This is because I’m spending more and more time on trails and single tracks and I wanted to tune a bit the bike.
Today I did some new sections with steep descent and I noticed I tend to assume a position where I move my hips back and low, so much so that I find the saddle just in front of my belly button
I’m not a very experienced rider. I’m not an ex-MTB rider, I just apply some observation based on other riders and physics (lower and move rearward the centre of gravity).
A friend suggested the use of a dropper post, but I’m not sure I can mount a suitable one with a decent amount of travel with my current ride position/saddle height.
Any suggestion is welcomed.
I have a short (75mm) dropper. I think it’s well worth the money if you’re doing technical stuff or the gravel gets loose on a downhill section
I bought one, noted how heavy it is but installed it, couldn’t get the controls to work (SRAM) after many attempts, decided it wasn’t worth it and now it’s in a drawer. More a personal problem though.
At least I bought it used for a good price.
Once or twice I thought it would be neat to have one, but I’d rather not lug the extra weight around the other 99% of the time. If you need suspension and dropped on a gravel bike, perhaps you should’ve gotten a hardtail instead, especially if you ride trails and singletrack.Â