dropper seat post

[steveindenmark]

I don't need to Greg. I live close to the border with Germany. I can get 3 cases of beer for a tenner

Steve

 

[young Ed]

But feel free to jump in and sound completely ignorant......

of course you're welcome
sorry but if i wouldn't have asked then i would have never known
some chinese proverb says something like
the man who asks is a fool for a minute the man who doesn't ask is a fool for a lifetime
along those lines and i don't mind being a fool for a minute or two!
Cheers Ed

 

[Cubist]

Your post sounded sarcastic... You know, the leg growing bit...... Feel free to ask questions. I'm always happy to help, but another proverb I remember is from Douglas Adams. "No one likes a smart arse. "

Virtually everybody I know initially expressed scepticism at the need for a dropper. Now they are pretty well though of as the best innovation to hit MountainBiking since the suspension fork. I have one on both bikes, and my lad rode my susser and wanted nothing else for his birthday. To be able to vary the height of your seat on undulating terrain is an absolute bonus. There are often sections where you need the seat down for a descent, but then need to put in a hundred yards of pedalling, then back off the back again. There was always a compromise, often with either having to descend with the seat up and risk your knackers or pedalling up a slope with your seat slammed.

 

[tigger]

I want a reverb on my road bike, it will make mounting and unmounting so much more dignified!

 

[young Ed]

Your post sounded sarcastic... You know, the leg growing bit...... Feel free to ask questions. I'm always happy to help, but another proverb I remember is from Douglas Adams. "No one likes a smart arse. "

Virtually everybody I know initially expressed scepticism at the need for a dropper. Now they are pretty well though of as the best innovation to hit MountainBiking since the suspension fork. I have one on both bikes, and my lad rode my susser and wanted nothing else for his birthday. To be able to vary the height of your seat on undulating terrain is an absolute bonus. There are often sections where you need the seat down for a descent, but then need to put in a hundred yards of pedalling, then back off the back again. There was always a compromise, often with either having to descend with the seat up and risk your knackers or pedalling up a slope with your seat slammed.

now i understand the need/want/use for a dropper seat and respect those that wish to pay a few hundred for one but not my self!
the leg growing was not meant to be directly sarcastic but more light hearted jokingly
Cheers Ed

 

[Shadowfax]

Your post sounded sarcastic... You know, the leg growing bit...... Feel free to ask questions. I'm always happy to help, but another proverb I remember is from Douglas Adams. "No one likes a smart arse. "

Virtually everybody I know initially expressed scepticism at the need for a dropper. Now they are pretty well though of as the best innovation to hit MountainBiking since the suspension fork. I have one on both bikes, and my lad rode my susser and wanted nothing else for his birthday. To be able to vary the height of your seat on undulating terrain is an absolute bonus. There are often sections where you need the seat down for a descent, but then need to put in a hundred yards of pedalling, then back off the back again. There was always a compromise, often with either having to descend with the seat up and risk your knackers or pedalling up a slope with your seat slammed.

Interesting. I would have thought Disc Brakes were the best innovation in Mtb, after all suspension and dropper post allowances you can make for yourself but then again I'm probably ignorant too.

regards.

 

[Cubist]

Interesting. I would have thought Disc Brakes were the best innovation in Mtb, after all suspension and dropper post allowances you can make for yourself but then again I'm probably ignorant too.

regards.

Fat bike or rigid-riding flat-earther, can't quite decide....... I like suspension. It helps me stay attached to the bike and the trail. I'm not bothered about brakes, because either I'm way too gnaarly to need to slow down, or I don't go fast enough in the first place. I bought a dropper seatpost because I had a couple of hundred quid knocking about and wanted to piss off people who either couldn't afford them, or didn't do the sort of riding where you need one.

It was just a turn of phrase by the way.

 

[Jody]

I would love a dropper seat post for mine but other items are taking priority at the moment (waterproofs, new SPD's n shoes, stem, grips) but mainly a 6 month old baby aint cheap.

Hopefully they will start coming down in price over the next year.