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As it says which one or why not will be using it on a five and or stiffee. been looking at them for a while for genral trail use really
Thanks
I have one for the Hustler. Handy for when you want to drop the saddle - which I do a lot.
If you're only riding XC then no it's not worth it.
If you're riding a mix of Trails / AM / FR where dropping the saddle is handy then get one.
I wldnt bother mate - its a nice toy to have but Id save yer pennys & spend em on beers & curry (ps I had one for a while but then my bike was nicked & I cldnt see the point of putting one my new bike)
Did they get the reliability issues sorted out? A mate had one as O/E kit on a Scott Ransom it developed a load of slop pretty quick!
thanks chaps it's a fair few quid which migh be better off in the bank (or curry house) eh!?!
its the speedball\joplin that develops slop, not the GD (although they do break in different ways, luckily the after sales service is 2nd to none)
if you want to ride better, faster and more flowy, get one, if not, don't.
Pretty simple really.
just like everyone on here saying "tubeless isn't worth it" 2 years ago now saying "how do i go tubeless?" its the future, kind of like garlic bread, but for bikes.
Do it...
I got a GD a couple of years back and love it. Especially for events like this http://www.brakeburner.co.nz/
LOL at dasnut
Had two for the last few years. One on my SX trail (all montain use), and one on my Cove Handjob (Trail Use). I snapped the one on my Cove Handjob as I was often not bothering to drop it when doing small jumps/tech bits and log hopping and the constant bashing broke it. I had the simple manual one as I didnt want the extra faff of more cables.
I think they are a great innovation but they basically are about as strong as the old USE seat posts(so not very strong).
On my trail bike I replaced it with a Thompson post as it is much stronger.
I wish they would make a heavy duty version as they do help the trail flow and save time when you want to ride straight into a jump section and drop that post from an XC pedaling height..
Ya see Radioman, if you had got the handlebar remote you probably would have been dropping it for everything, would not have bashed it so much and it might still be alive...
The extra cables are so worth having seat dropping goodness right at your thumb. Having to take a hand off the handlebars to drop the seat means you often wont drop it when you actually would have liked to...
The concept is fantastic, but they all seem to be rather expensive and slightly flawed. I got a KS i900 cheapish from france, wouldn't want to go back to a normal seatpost but kind of wish i got the remote version, and its a bit temperamental (might just need cleaning/servicing though). 😛
have been running a gravity dropper for 2 years on the hardtail and just bought another one for a new build. it's been faultless and gives you so much more confidence when the trail points downwards.
one thing: I recommend you get the standard remote model, not the turbo (unless 40g really means that much to you). on the turbo, you don't have to bounce the saddle to make it pop up - so if you ever catch the remote switch with your hand on a bumpy bit of dh you might suddenly be PBRd by your saddle. unless you enjoy that sort of probing sensation, this is not a good thing and would probably make you fall off. cable-routing on the turbo is also a nightmare...
but definitely definitely buy one 🙂
ive got the multidrop one cant remember name of it it drops one inch and then three iirc its the remote one. I have it up at climbing height on climbs :-). And on road bits i tend to ride offroad with it an inch drop and then fully dropped on steep bits. I use it much more than i thought and would like another on my hard tail when funds allow 🙂