Originally Posted by
The Wookie
Yeah, I find a dropper seat to be a bit of a fad. Fashionable now, but helpful, I’m not so sure.
I don't doubt for a minute that they are very helpful for some riders in some conditions. I'd expect that most who want full suspension want a dropper. Note that I said most not all. I for one don't want a dropper on my bike, but I am an oldtimer who is set in my ways. I don't think it is a fad. It is here to stay. It just may not be for everyone.
Originally Posted by
Kapusta
Yeah, just like disc brakes and suspension.
There is still a place for hardtails and even rigid MTBs.
I don't see why anyone would use rim brakes on a MTB other than on a retro frame and fork that didn't support discs. They do still work okay on my old 1990 rigid bike which I still choose to ride sometimes despite have newer bikes, but I wouldn't choose them on a new MTB.