I really like the Poseidon Redwood but I may have to decide between keeping this one or the X. The bike felt heavy and sluggish when riding on the streets the Poseidon X is a better bike to ride on pavement. This trek was 95% pavement and 5% dirt the Redwood was out of its element. Redwood wheels have 27.5' thru-axle/tubeless compatible rims. We took the geometry of our Poseidon X and amped it up so you can eat up gravel with enough tire to absorb the vibrations of a rutted-rocky trail.
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I took the Poseidon Redwood to the Hollywood hills in search of a gravel path which we ended up finding by the Hollywood reservoir. FREE SHIPPING on All Bikes Gravel, Single Track, Bikepacking. The Redwood fits me better than the X, in fact, I kept the flared handlebars because they felt good. I also chose the XS frame which Luis from Poseidon recommended since I ride the small X. The Advent X is starting to grow on me, I really love the big as climbing gear in the back since I suck at climbing. The bike has the same drive train as the Poseidon X The Microshift Advent X groupset. Crank: Prowheel 38t Narrow Wide Chainring with 170mm crank arms.
The bike climbed like a goat, it was fast on the single track and handled the downhills very well. Wheels: Poseidon Alloy Tubeless Compatible 27.5 Wheels 12x100 Thru axle front & 12x142 Thru axle rear. My interest was immediately piqued in a company that I hadn’t really heard much about before. A gravel / adventure bike with 27.5 x 2.35 tires, with room to swallow 2.5 rubber if you desired. The bike did not disappoint at all, it was definitively at home at the loop. This summer, Poseidon bikes, a small consumer-direct company in California, released the Redwood. I swapped the saddle and pedals and I took the Poseidon Redwood on its maiden voyage to where else? The world famous Fullerton Loop. Assembling the Poseidon bikes is not for people who have never put a bike together since there are no instructions but you can watch some of their videos. I quickly headed home and I put the bike together. I decided to go to Poseidon Bike‘s headquarters to pick up the Redwood since they happen to be 15 minutes away from my house I was hoping to see their operation but sadly I was not able to but a very nice gentleman gave me my Redwood in a box which nicely fit inside my car. I was intrigued… I thought about it for a while and I went ahead and pulled the trigger. Other than losing some weight on the bike, what are the pros of having tubeless setup? Any other overall recommendations appreciated.Shortly after I bought the Poseidon X, Poseidon dropped the Redwood a “monster cross” bike that was designed with the Fullerton Loop in mind. Do you have any recommendations with any type of cargo bags and placement? One other thing with this bike, is that even though the rims are tubeless compatible, I did not go that route yet. Anyone have any recommendations or comments regarding these types of seats? The next thing is a rear bike rack, as I’d like to bring a drone with me on some of my treks and would like to secure it onto the bike somewhere. Next thing is a new seat and from what I’m researching, is a suspension seat post. Does anyone else have them on their setup? I’m slowly going through and figuring out what to change or add to the bike. Having those secondary levers are amazing. The first thing I did after getting the Poseidon was taking it to my local bike shop for a tune up and to add secondary cross top levers. I love the dropdown handles for aggressive riding, but braking from the top of the bars when you’re coasting or bombing down terrain. What I loved about that bike was the dual brake lever system. I would ride that thing everywhere and on anything. It’s been a good 2-3 years since I’ve ridden and when I did, it was on a 1980-something Huffy 10-Speed road bike. Just went on my first ride on the Poseidon Redwood and I LOVE this bike.
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