Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
Bunny hopping is totally worth learning how to do. The downside of it is that it takes time and therefore distance to set up, Timing is also critical. You don't want your rear wheel to hit the object at the end of the bounce, the worst possible outcome. That said, it's fun to do and a worthwhile skill to develop. Nothing to do with weight balance of course. On my 52cm road bike, the seat tube has been made more steep, which I counteract by using a special large setback post, just as you say. IOW, the seatpost angle gained me nothing. Stupid. The only possible gain is that my seatstays are slightly longer than they would be otherwise, which may give me a slightly smoother ride in the back. I am grateful that the BB is where it is, no toe overlap.
I can see your point about teh seat stays, in theory. But when I got my old Woodrup I looked and said, why do these look so heavy? the ODs were 18 mm, where my older and Columbus frames were 16 mm, and the Mondonico was biconical, even, I think it is 14/16/14. The widest part is at the brake bridge, which makes sense.
So it's not clear that you get a little more cushiness if all that is done is to lengthen the SS's. I think you'll have to get your seat tube re-angled, after all, LOL!
What deep-setback seatposts are your faves? I like the Nitto S-84 and the old CLB single bolt. I don't have any use at the moment for zero-setback posts.