[Closed] Top tip: Don't buy a dropper post, just revert to lycra shorts.

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Already there. I got caught up on my old baggies a while back and had an OTB on a steep down. Mind you, I never moved my seat before, just move it even less now!

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How much lower is your crotch wearing baggies than lycra?

That crossed my mind during a a rocky descent when my shorts got caught on my saddle because I hadn't lowered it.

Lets be honest.

Baggies = Fashion over function.

Baggies = Fashion over function

i dont see why more people dont wear baggies over lycra. lycra just makes it so super comfy 8)

What an odd post.

Which one?

The dropper post is odd?

have you thought about becoming a eunuch, at least another 2 inches of clearance and no more unsightly budgie smuggling in lycra

Well what do the baggies do though really? Just weigh a lot, and weigh even more when wet.. And then keep you cold when they're heavy and wet with all the wet fabric slapping against your legs..
And then in the summer, they keep you too hot, and still end up weighing loads as they're soaked with sweat! ffs..

Nah, I'm all with the lycra thing.. I mean, when I'm out on the bike, I'm already wearing the clip-cloppy shoes and the silly hat, so why not go the whole hog?

only 2?? Harsh call

Hang on, is this baggies vs lycra or dropper post vs normal seatpost?

Spin - Member
Lets be honest.

Baggies = Fashion over function.

Very true but I for one like baggies. 🙄 I always wear Lycra UNDERNEATH though, I couldn't do without it for comfort.

Hang on, is this baggies vs lycra or dropper post vs normal seatpost?

It's whatever you want it to be.

I wear lycra during long events and races but only wear it underneath normal shorts in regular trail riding.

Hang on, is this baggies vs lycra or dropper post vs normal seatpost?

I just like telling people how much I enjoy wearing lycra. Nowt wrong with that is there?

I just like telling people how much I enjoy wearing lycra

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hmmmmmm

Packing = lycra, lacking = baggies.

Packing = lycra, lacking = baggies.

Packing = seat up, lacking = mincy dropper post

Awesome! a baggies vs lycra argument - what a novel idea for a thread.

Packing = lycra, lacking = baggies.
Packing = seat up, lacking = mincy dropper post

I rest my case 😉

Is this why downhillers aren't allowed to wear lycra? Magical CoG lowering properties...

Descending with your seat up is like climbing with your seat down.
SPIN - cannot descend fast. They may think they can, but they cant. Thats it, they are admitting on the forum they are crap.

chiefgrooveguru - Member
Is this why downhillers aren't allowed to wear lycra? Magical CoG lowering properties...

I disagree with Hopk1ns. Its harder to descend well with a high saddle than a lowered one.
Just cause they don't need one doesn't mean they're pootling, they might be really good.

"...It's like goldy and bronzy, only it's made of iron."

Fashionably low saddles too.

No No they may descend fast for someone with a high saddle but they wont be proper quick. Not a chance, you just cant. I may of course be wrong and so may be the proper quick dhrs.

No No they may descend fast for someone with a high saddle but they wont be proper quick.

Bet they will be quicker than the majority that own dropper posts though.

Duggie Style - Member

Bet they will be quicker than the majority that own dropper posts though.

who cares? I'll keep riding they way I find comfortable, not what other people are doing.

Here's a pic I saw of one of those slow riders with their mincer's seatposts... But I imagine he's only got it because he's not allowed lycra.

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" dont see why more people dont wear baggies over lycra. lycra just makes it so super comfy"

I've always found no baggies just bibs, less comfy than baggies plus bibs?

Baggies also have pockets, offer an extra layer to crash onto and take the impact/ripping, water resistant ones can save your lycra from getting soaked, can be warmer when its cold/windy, let you go into a shop*, etc etc etc

*alright so you don't need baggies to go into a shop/etc but

Err yeah they. May be faster than those with droppers, but those with droppers would be slower again with high seatposts. It's not a competition to see who's the fastest it's just fact that if you can learn to descend with out a seat between your legs you will descend quicker and improve your ability. If you ride with a high saddle then your descending will be compromised, drop it, re-learn and you'll be quicker again. So the reason for a dropper is to maximise your descending for your given skill level.

so the best thing to do is wear baggies and have a dropper post

that way you don't look like a gimp and can handle steep / techy terrain

Correct 😀

Bet they will be quicker than the majority that own [b][i]dropper posts[/b][/i] though.

Substitute the words in bold italics with:

29" wheels, full suspension, front suspension, gears, 10 speed, disc brakes, carbon fibre frames, knee pads, neck braces, full face helmets, any technology that you don't trust or can't afford, anything that makes you feel not part of their clique, etc, for a one-size fits all, STW approved, blinkered (utter fail of an) argument.

so the best thing to do is wear baggies and have a dropper post

that way you don't look like a gimp and can handle steep / techy terrain

If you read MBUK, yes.

Just do what you like and worry less about what insecure internet weirdos think.

Anyone who can't descend without lowering the saddle needs to learn to ride properly

Dropper posts=vanity purchase for the inept

There, that should keep you going 😉

I think the fact that lot's of people - who might wear baggies for their normal rides - prefer Lycras for their CC races implies that Lycras are more functional for the actual act of cycling: less drag, less flap, less chuff, less soak, less less.

I do though meanwhile see the: crash protection-, rain shield-, handy pockets-argument.

Still a lot comes down to being afraid of the fashion police.
Or the vice squad... 8)

Still find it stupid though to wear 2 shorts at the same time. 🙄
Then again I don't like these sewn-in diaper-patches anyway.
Who needs additional bulk in that area?

I have a dropper post, it's ace 🙂

I wear baggies over lycra, I didn't used to but now have a numb area on the outside of both Quads from scrubbing the floor at speed, baggies would have helped....

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Anyone who can't descend without lowering the saddle needs to learn to ride properly

Dropper posts=vanity purchase for the inept

Nico's bike.

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Hans Rey's bike

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Fabien Barel's bike

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Gracia's bike

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Remy Absalon's Bike

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I see a pattern emerging there....it seems the people who could easily be described as the very best in the world use dropper seatposts, implying that they prefer to put their seats down for descents. Implying that anyone who attempts to argue otherwise is either a genuine riding god, or more likely a simpleton who's never ridden beyond a trail centre or bridleway and is so full of their pomp and bullsh*t they can't smell when they shovel a ton of it.

That should keep you going 🙂