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Old 07-11-21, 05:15 PM
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rosefarts
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Dropper on a pure road bike

This isn’t a gravel or CX post (pun sort of intended).

How about a dropper on a friggin road race machine? I think of the times I’ve been going 50+ and I could get more but I’m too chicken for the super tuck. If I lowered my butt 2-4” would that appreciably change my aero profile?

I ride an 18 lb steel bike and to go less than that would be very very expensive. I probably couldn’t justify making it a 19lb bike for this. So this is mostly hypothetical.

Seems like the folks on 13lb bikes would still be super light with a dropper. I’m sure pros could hit 6.8Kg and have one.

Did I see them on neutral bikes a few years ago? All riders are different heights I suppose.

I guess we’ll know it helps if UCI bans them.
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