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This is my point. I want to ride decent descent in confidence on unknown bits.
Dropper posts are they worth it.
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Honestly mate, they're well worth it and there's not one single negative when it comes to descents.
Honestly mate, they're well worth it and there's not one single negative when it comes to descents.
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Apart from the descent in my bank balance 
I almost left my plumbs in princess Anne's backyard this year.
I almost left my plumbs in princess Anne's backyard this year.
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To be honest I don't like the way it feels when it's down. Back in the day of DH on your cross country bike, yeah we'd put the seat down, but I'd only go down a bit like an inch or so, and more and it would feel wrong. Same still, If it would only go down a bit, it'd be great, but trying to get it into a spot that isn't too low or not low enough, it just feel wonky and distracting.
For most of my riding (the trails I do all the time) don't need one, it doesn't seem to make me any faster (or slower) its just a distraction. But for trails that are at or above my comfort zone, then yeah totally useful
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To be honest I don't like the way it feels when it's down. Back in the day of DH on your cross country bike, yeah we'd put the seat down, but I'd only go down a bit like an inch or so, and more and it would feel wrong. Same still, If it would only go down a bit, it'd be great, but trying to get it into a spot that isn't too low or not low enough, it just feel wonky and distracting.
For most of my riding (the trails I do all the time) don't need one, it doesn't seem to make me any faster (or slower) its just a distraction. But for trails that are at or above my comfort zone, then yeah totally useful
The benefit of a dropped saddle is 2-fold
1) It allows you to let the bike move around a lot more over rough downhills, do it right and you can carry quite a bit more speed.
2) On really steep descents it makes getting weight back far less problematic. Dropping over the back of a full height saddle so ones chest is over it is difficult and can cause some scary situations.
I used to manually drop my saddle for some long rough descents and did wonder why nobody made an automatically dropping post. As soon as I found out about the gravity dropper I got one and didn't regret it
1) It allows you to let the bike move around a lot more over rough downhills, do it right and you can carry quite a bit more speed.
2) On really steep descents it makes getting weight back far less problematic. Dropping over the back of a full height saddle so ones chest is over it is difficult and can cause some scary situations.
I used to manually drop my saddle for some long rough descents and did wonder why nobody made an automatically dropping post. As soon as I found out about the gravity dropper I got one and didn't regret it
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Tried a cheap o Raleigh rep one over a year ago and whilst it's not as solid as the elite I'm still using it , thinking about another for the Kona , both 27.2, had to do a bit of fettling (thick oil instead of grease and Spring tension tightened ) but it's still going strong after 1/1/2 years abuse , cable it comes with is too short but no big issue and it cost me about £80 new
Tried a cheap o Raleigh rep one over a year ago and whilst it's not as solid as the elite I'm still using it , thinking about another for the Kona , both 27.2, had to do a bit of fettling (thick oil instead of grease and Spring tension tightened ) but it's still going strong after 1/1/2 years abuse , cable it comes with is too short but no big issue and it cost me about £80 new
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I think those Raleigh ones are still available for under fifty quid, branded variously... T-Mars is the name that sticks in my head.
I think those Raleigh ones are still available for under fifty quid, branded variously... T-Mars is the name that sticks in my head.
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