Currently running a 150mm travel Reverb on my 601, like the ability to adjust the seat to where I feel comfortable and it usually means that at steep sections of trail I can get low over the rear tire without the risk of smashing the crown jewels if I need to rapidly move my weight forward. 170mm though, that just sounds like showing off!
Except that the longer drop models come with longer posts!
I suppose it’s justified on the basis that if you can drop it then you will, so even if you don’t actually need >125mm of drop you’ll still use it and less drop has no advantage.
But, despite frames changing shape to be longer/lower/slacker, why are large frames still coming out with 20″ seatubes! Why not just give us ~17″ seatubes and beef them up enough to take 420mm posts.
Grinds my gears! Why does a 20″ frame need a dropped top tube and a seatpost brace when no one runs a 20″ post at max extension anyway, just make it an 18″ or smaller frame!
for those with long legs or short seat tubes.
Except that the longer drop models come with longer posts!
I suppose it’s justified on the basis that if you can drop it then you will, so even if you don’t actually need >125mm of drop you’ll still use it and less drop has no advantage.
But, despite frames changing shape to be longer/lower/slacker, why are large frames still coming out with 20″ seatubes! Why not just give us ~17″ seatubes and beef them up enough to take 420mm posts.
Grinds my gears! Why does a 20″ frame need a dropped top tube and a seatpost brace when no one runs a 20″ post at max extension anyway, just make it an 18″ or smaller frame!
Can I be an exclusion to your rule? XL Trigger, 430 mm reverb at max extension. I for one would love a 200 mm drop.
But, despite frames changing shape to be longer/lower/slacker, why are large frames still coming out with 20″ seatubes! Why not just give us ~17″ seatubes and beef them up enough to take 420mm posts.
Lots of brands don’t. I’m just over 6″, and could happily accommodate another 2″ of drop on my 150 reverb with my frame. 17.7″ seat tube on a large.
Maybe someone should tell them there’s already a 150mm? I’ve had one for ages.
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More drop is better, though, as long as it fits. Since the Moveloc’s not going to be back on the market for a while I can see me buying one of these to replace my 150.
I’m at the opposite end of the scale, 5’9″ riding a 17″ with a 125mm Reverb. I always prefer to have saddle fully slammed when possible, and should be able to sneak a 170mm drop post in (just)
Im not sure why you would need a dropper post with that much drop that still fitted into your frame and when fully extended allowed you to reach the pedals.
Is there a new generation of super short seat tubed bikes coming?
Im not sure why you would need a dropper post with that much drop that still fitted into your frame and when fully extended allowed you to reach the pedals.
Is there a new generation of super short seat tubed bikes coming?
New? I run a 150mm Reverb on my 2011 Cube 20″ frame. Having long legs still means I have a couple of inches of tube showing, so a 170mm will be good for me.
Here is a 150mm Reverb on my Large Smuggler. I’m “only” 6′ tall, but I reckon there is room for another 20mm of drop there.
When I had a 125mm dropper I thought that was all I’d ever need, but having moved to a 150mm post I reckon there is no such thing as too much when it comes to droppers i.e. just fit the longest one that will work with your frame.
Im not sure why you would need a dropper post with that much drop that still fitted into your frame and when fully extended allowed you to reach the pedals.
Is there a new generation of super short seat tubed bikes coming?
used to drop the old fixed post down to the seat collar on my old 18″ bike and loved having the saddle right out the way. now run a 150mm dropper on a 17″ version of the same frame, and would love the saddle to drop lower sometimes. price of convenience and the other advantages of using a dropper i guess.
But, despite frames changing shape to be longer/lower/slacker, why are large frames still coming out with 20″ seatubes! Why not just give us ~17″ seatubes and beef them up enough to take 420mm posts.
Because for many (me included), it’d be far too small!
Im not sure why you would need a dropper post with that much drop that still fitted into your frame and when fully extended allowed you to reach the pedals.
Not every bike company’s drunk the Horrible Seatmast Kool-Aid, not sure if I’ve ever had a bike that I couldn’t put a 170mm dropper in. Well. 27.2s but other’n that. Compact frame, long post, makes sense to me. Easier to get off 😆
But, despite frames changing shape to be longer/lower/slacker, why are large frames still coming out with 20″ seatubes! Why not just give us ~17″ seatubes and beef them up enough to take 420mm posts.
Grinds my gears! Why does a 20″ frame need a dropped top tube and a seatpost brace when no one runs a 20″ post at max extension anyway, just make it an 18″ or smaller frame!
Well, the XL Kona Process 111 and 153 (and I suspect the 134, although I’ve not ridden it) have 18.6in seat tubes. Which, with the KS posts they come with, isn’t long enough for me. The new XL Hightower I’m testing has a seat tube over an inch lower than the Tallboy LT it replaces, and it’s on the cusp for me with a 150mm Reverb…
(here’s a pic of it with the saddle at full extension, just for you)
There are plenty of others. The Kona in particular was apparently designed with the impending (at the time) 170mm droppers in mind, but until they appear on the market us longshanks have to make do.
Because for many (me included), it’d be far too small!
That’s what XL frames are for :-p I’m not saying 20″ is too big a frame, I’m questioning why it’s the nominal sized prescribed to people just above average height.
My point was that most people around 6ft probably ride a large frame, and a lot of large frame are still made with 20″ seatubes. Into which I can fit a 125mm post with about 1cm of ‘post’ showing. So why not make frames for people that are 6ft and can fit 150mm+ droppers?
I’m sure some manufacturers do it that way, but the majority don’t.
iirc the old 150mm reverbs were withdrawn for the 30.9 version due to reliability problems, hopefully the new one will be available for that seat post size.
I wonder if that means if you have post currently away for warranty, you get a new more reliable version in return?
My LBS can’t get seal kits as they are not in stock, Fisher have agreed to replace my Reverb but have no stock so I’ve no idea if I’ll get an ‘old’ new one or a new new one. No idea when either!
Maybe I’ve missed it, but any idea of street dates?
Aye kimbers, I think they get too much revenue from selling redonkulously expensive lever repair parts to consider changing that. Always be suspicious when a part is a little fragile, a lot exposed and even more expensive. And it’s a bonus for their OEM sales since it doesn’t set up nicely with some competitors.
Still the same lever ?
Wasted opportunity the southpaw is much nicer to use
Yep, more reliable internals sounds good and I reckon I could just about squeeze in a 170, but have they really decided the lever was the best they could do?
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But, despite frames changing shape to be longer/lower/slacker, why are large frames still coming out with 20″ seatubes! Why not just give us ~17″ seatubes and beef them up enough to take 420mm posts.
Odd, several of the XL frames I’ve been looking at have 19″ or 19.5″ seat tubes.
If the new more reliable seals fit the old posts that would be nice.
I also can’t believe they haven’t offered some sort of alternative lever, and I quite like the old one. I must admit though, I really thought reverb 2.0 would be the old reverb plus an etap actuator on top.