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Got a response from xxcycle already saying I can send it back! Nice one sniff
Nice one grum. Jobs a good un.
I've got a Specialized Command Post. It's the most reliable post I've found, doesn't develop play like a Joplin and works smoothly and without that grating noise that Gravity Droppers seem to make. Bit pricey though.
As for the argument for and against using them in the first place, some people don't see the point but personally, I enjoy riding my bike a lot more with it on, and that's enough for me. I don;t see the need for some of this over zealous defending or bashing of them.
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People going on about them being pointless - did you say the same about disc brakes and suspension forks? Because I'm sure you could go mountain biking without them right?
I think they are more comparable to suspension stems and seat posts, rather than suspension in general, or disc brakes. I don't remember anyone ever saying disc brakes were pointless, or suspension for that matter. Without them, MTB's wouldn't be anywhere near as good as they are today. Do you honestly think in ten years you will be able to say that about dropper posts? 😆 I doubt it very much.
I don't remember anyone ever saying disc brakes were pointless, or suspension for that matter.
errrr, pretty much everyone did, when did you start mtbing? When I started disk brakes were soemthign DH'ers used, and even then they were only on the expensive bikes, middle of the range meant magura HS11 or HS33, 905 of bikes had v's and MBR slagged off bikes with disks as being too expensive or the spec was too comprimised compared to the same price point bikes with v's. You were looking at £1000+ before they were even an option.
Edit: and whilst upy downy seatpost probably wont make it down to £99 halfords specials like disk brakes have, I still reckon they'll be OE on most bikes aimed at 'all mountain' riders 9christ i hate the marketing spanner who thinks these niches up) within the next 5 years.
Ditto suspension, it was still posisble to buy a mid range bike with rigid forks and mags still liked them for their extra controll and low weight.
😆 Put it this way, I remember the Rock Shox RS-1 coming out. No one said they were pointless, they were just expensive.
Another forum member in the 'they don't allow enough adjustment to be useful for me' camp.
For me the saddle has two positions - way up to full height for pedalling and way down for technical steep stuff. I don't bother with anything in between.
The day someone releases a system that allows the full adjustment range will be the day I stand outside the LBS with Visa card in hand, waiting for the doors to open.
You need a Rase post then jackthedog... is 9 inches enough for you?
[url= http://www.rasebike.com/ ]http://www.rasebike.com/[/url]
I've broke a maverick and gravity dropper before getting one of these... it's the proverbial dogs danglies of uppy downy posts.
That looks more like it!