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  • Yeti SB66 owners – how low can you go?
  • flowmtbguy
    Free Member

    Do you have any issues putting your seatpost fully down? I’m using a spare post as my reverb has shat itself, but it won’t go lower than the top tube weld (alu version obviously) – I can’t see any reason other than a defect / burr or something.. or is this how it is?

    Before I go off finding someone with a seattube reamer or hacksawing the post.

    Cheers!

    Guy

    kiwijohn
    Full Member

    Er, I never drop my seat. I just sit on it at the proper height & let the rear suspension do its job.
    Some people might have a problem with that concept.

    flowmtbguy
    Free Member

    Well aren’t you just amazing.

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    kiwijohn
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    Yep, it’s really not that difficult.

    tinsy
    Free Member

    Arent posts supposed to be inserted further than the top tube?

    Does the reverb go in further?

    flowmtbguy
    Free Member

    Well I aspire to your skill sir. Meanwhile in the real world with dropper posts and quick releases (obviously both a waste of time and money for you), we drop the post to get down steep terrain without a saddle trying to buck you off.

    I’ll wait until a mere mortal can help with my question…

    honourablegeorge
    Full Member

    kiwijohn – Member

    Er, I never drop my seat. I just sit on it at the proper height & let the rear suspension do its job.
    Some people might have a problem with that concept.

    Like people who get their arses off the seat to ride the bike properly?

    flowmtbguy
    Free Member

    The toptube on a large SB66 joins the seattube about 15cm down – otherwise, yes that would be pretty ridiculous! I only ask really as the amount of drop I can get now isn’t too dissimilar to a bike with an interrupted seattube..

    Mines a bit like this one:

    jairaj
    Full Member

    The tube might be butted preventing the seat post going any further.

    I’d check with Yeti if this is expected.

    flowmtbguy
    Free Member

    Yeah – I was hoping this great forum might have someone who could confirm or not quickly.. rather than criticise my riding style 😉 (what was I thinking…)

    Steve77
    Free Member

    Er, I never drop my seat. I just sit on it at the proper height & let the rear suspension do its job.
    Some people might have a problem with that concept.

    Not at all, nothing wrong with a good pounding in the arse. Whatever floats your boat I spose

    deanfbm
    Free Member

    My small sb swallows a lot of post, should be getting down to near the pivot forging.

    Did your reverb not go further?

    Ps, riding a bike over bumps whilst sitting down is pretty stupid and not really how a bile should be ridden. Its your choice though, just a bit of a waste.

    kiwijohn
    Full Member

    A bit of a waste? How?
    For the record, the post drops all the way on my medium.

    davidtaylforth
    Free Member

    Kiwijohn, you’re clearly pissed after those three beers 😀

    dantsw13
    Full Member

    flowmtbguy
    Free Member

    ha. So Kiwijohn could have saved this whole thread with that single answer – i.e. yes, it should go down further…

    No idea if the reverb went down further – I never had to try it out.. I’m guessing not though!

    rob-jackson
    Free Member

    kiwijohn are you saying you stay seated all the time? You must be shit down steep techy hills

    crashtestmonkey
    Free Member

    Er, I never drop my seat. I just sit on it at the proper height & let the rear suspension do its job.
    Some people might have a problem with that concept.

    chilled76
    Free Member

    Kiwijohn… have you fitted a fist shaped saddle by any chance?

    honourablegeorge
    Full Member

    flowmtbguy – Member

    ha. So Kiwijohn could have saved this whole thread with that single answer – i.e. yes, it should go down further…

    He’d have had to get off the saddle to check, though.

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