Poseidon X Ambition Dropbar
“The light frame and full carbon fork offer a quicker more nimble ride feel great for someone who is after a bit more speed. This is for the person looking for a bike that is equally as capable on the road as it is on the trail. Use it for commuting, road riding, gravel riding, or the casual ride with the family.” – https://poseidonbike.com
Poseidon X Ambition Dropbar Review Video
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In this video, JOM of the Gravel Cyclist crew conducts a thorough review of the budget-oriented, Poseidon X Ambition dropbar. This review covers the standard configuration. Coming later in Part Two, converting the bike to thru-axle using the Poseidon supplied carbon thru-axle fork and dropout kit, along with running some interesting tubeless wheels on this bike.
Continued from Above:
“Benefits of a dropbar: Dropbars offer multiple hand positions which can benefit someone looking to do longer miles and reduce hand fatigue. The wider 46cm handlebars open up the chest and offer a more stable riding position during trail rides.” Note, the 46cm handlebar is the universal width for all sizes of the X Ambition Dropbar bike.
Stock Specifications
- Frame: Aluminium (Lifetime Warranty)
- Fork: Full Carbon Tapered
- Shifters: Microshift Advent X
- Handlebars & Stem: Poseidon Adventure Handlebars 46cm Wide 24 degree flare.
STEM: 31.8 Diameter with +\- 7 Degrees. Small- 90mm, Medium- 100mm, Large ,XL and XXL- 110mm - Brake / Shift Levers: Dropbar Microshift Advent X Short-Pull.
- Rear Derailleur: Microshift 10-Speed Advent X with Clutch.
- Brakes: MD-C550 Mechanical Flat Mount Brake Short-Pull Calipers.
- Disc Rotors: Tektro 160mm.
- Bottom Bracket: 68 x 110.5 English Threaded Square Taper.
- Crankset: Prowheel Charm 170mm Crankset with 38t 104 BCD Narrow-Wide Chainring.
- Chain: KMC X10.
- Cassette: 11-48 10-speed Microshift Advent X.
- Seatpost: Unknown 27.2mm Aluminium
- Weight: This review sample, 25.6lbs with 2 x King Titanium Bottle Cages & Shimano XTR 9000 Short Axle Pedals
- Tires: Kenda Happy Medium 700c x 40mm with Tubes
- Wheels: 700c Quick-Release Clincher Wheels. 32h rims with hub spacing of 100mm (front) and 135mm (back). 19mm inner rim width, we recommend a tire range of 700×25-42 on the X frames.
- Bottle Cage Mounts: 3 on the size Small, 4 on sizes M, L, and XL. 2 on each side of the fork with a load capacity of 3.5lbs.
Additional Photos
Learn more about this bike at Poseidon’s Website.
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Links of Interest:
- Poseidon Bike Website – https://poseidonbike.com
- Poseidon X $600 Gravel Bike Review
- Gravel Bike Tyre Pressure Guidelines
- Tailwind Nutrition (JOM’s choice of on-the-bike hydration) – https://bit.ly/3eVogDT
- Gravel Cyclist’s Route Library
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