Crankbrothers Highline 11: yes, that’s a carbon stanchion

The latest Crankbrothers Highline 11 bum bling uses a carbon stanchion (or ‘quill’), a carbon head and oh-so-desirable titanium bolts.

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That is fancy. Topping out at 170mm is a bit 2015 though.

I wonder why suspension forks don’t have carbon stanchions… 🤔

I wonder why suspension forks don’t have carbon stanchions… 🤔

Yet.

Because then what would the sell you when they’ve finished painting them moar oranger?

Built with every rider in mind, from cross country racer to weekend enduro rider the Highline 11 is available in travel lengths ranging from 60mm to 170mm, allowing the rider to choose the perfect post for them.

Well that’s patently obviously bollocks isn’t it. As Northwind says, they need a much longer version.

Oh dear….

Well that’s patently obviously bollocks isn’t it. As Northwind says, they need a much longer version.

I’m not sure how many people actually can ride a bike with a longer dropper than 170mm. At 183.5cm and with an 86cm inside leg, I usually fit ‘L’ or ‘XL’ size bikes. Having sat on more than a few and those largely with 165mm cranks, 170mm posts are usually slammed or very near to slammed In the frame.

Not everyone needs a really long post but here the product definitely doesn’t live up to the marketing claims, as thegeneralist says you can’t say with a straight face “allowing the rider to choose the perfect post for them” when you don’t attempt to cover a big chunk of the market.

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I wonder why suspension forks don’t have carbon stanchions… 🤔

It’s not really that comparable though is it? Suspension forks move pretty much all the time, fast and slow, and have to deal with being ridden at speed into trees and suchlike.For specifics like when most dropper posts were poorly sealed, it was a good comparison since we knew that forks could be well sealed and that droppers just weren’t a good product yet.

Perfect for the gravel bike 👍

Not everyone needs a really long post but here the product definitely doesn’t live up to the marketing claims, as thegeneralist says you can’t say with a straight face “allowing the rider to choose the perfect post for them” when you don’t attempt to cover a big chunk of the market.

Apologies, using that quote made it read if I was challenging that statement and perhaps seemed critical. It wasn’t meant to be, sorry. It was just meant to be an open question. 👍🏽 I know that on my bikes – all of them at the slightly more aggressive end (Stanton Switchback, YT Decoy and Transition Patrol) have 170mm posts and are slammed. I can see why 200mm posts are useful though!

I’m not sure how many people actually can ride a bike with a longer dropper than 170mm. At 183.5cm and with an 86cm inside leg, I usually fit ‘L’ or ‘XL’ size bikes. Having sat on more than a few and those largely with 165mm cranks, 170mm posts are usually slammed or very near to slammed In the frame.

My 505mm reach frame has a seat tube of 460mm. I’ve got a 210mm dropper in there at the moment and about 4cm spare below the collar. If you’re on a bike with modern geo it’s pretty easy to use more than 170mm

I know that on my bikes – all of them at the slightly more aggressive end (Stanton Switchback, YT Decoy and Transition Patrol) have 170mm posts and are slammed

Depends on dimensions of frame, post and rider. I’m about 5’8”/172cm and have a medium squatch with a 180mm OneUp, a small (long) Geometron with a 180mm OneUp (with about 40mm spare so I could probably fit a 210 subject to checking insertion) and a Kona Process 134 with a 170mm Reverb AXS. I can totally see taller riders making use of longer posts, I don’t even want to drop down to 150mm if I can avoid it. None are slammed and my cranks are a mix of 170/175mm

TBH the deciding factors are rarely the rider, it’s the length of the seat tube and whether it’s straight/clear of pivots/bosses that really counts. But unfortunately a lot of bikes are still in the era of Bloody Stupid Seatmasts For No Reason. Pivots etc are a bit more forgivable.