+1 regarding steepness. I raise and drop my saddle every climb/decent I do at my local hill which is all gravity flow.
The dropper helps quite a bit if you also run your saddle high for climbing or fast riding so you can get full leg extension, as in a road bike set up. Then being able to drop the saddle for downhills really helps.
I see a lot of people run their average saddle height lower and not get full leg extension so, in that case, a dropper won't create that much of a difference.
Last edited by Happy Feet; 06-21-21 at 01:26 PM.