Where do you find the most value in your dropper post?
I originally thought they were only for steep tech. I have now realised that whilst this is useful, the best thing they offer is being able to lower my saddle by a couple of inches for twisty singletrack or descents. My long travel bike works far far better if I can get my weight a bit lower. Otherwise, with the saddle up I just roll forwards as the fork dives under braking. It’s compeltely transformed that bike (or rather – dropping the saddle did – the dropper just makes it much easier).
I’ve now decided that slighly dropped is the default position, and it goes UP for climbs, and down for steepness.
However I won’t put one on my Salsa, because it’s not that kind of bike, and doesn’t have enough suspension for this to be an issue.