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Hanging your arse of the back as far as it will go isn’t the way that most people ride their modern geometry bikes down things. Curious to see if if you’d change your mind on droppers once you ride this bike and maybe try one. Personally…it’s my favourite bit of kit!
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I've had a range of modern geometry bikes over the years (Mondraker Foxy XR, Orange Five, Ragley Mmmbop, Pole Taival, etc), and while I accept that the majority won't now ride an MTB without a dropper I really don't feel the need for one, I just find them a bit annoying for 90% of the time, and only useful for 10%.
Happy to change my mind down the line, but for now it'll be a rigid seapost on the Starling.
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Recommend me a suitably boutique dropper and I'll have a look!
This bike is aiming for simplicity first and foremost, and in my experience a dropper adds unneeded complexity and I rarely feel the need for one, except for on the steepest gnarliest tracks, which must make up less than 5% of my riding time.