I recently got a dropper post on my hardtail XC bike based on a lot of videos on the internet & comments such as: “A dropper post will transform your riding” “My riding really progressed when I got a dropper” Also the likes of Blake from GMBN on a hardtail with a dropper going quicker than an End…

You have to be more specific than general riding. IMHO a modern mountain bike should simply come with a dropper post, and in general it is a worthwhile investment in money and weight. For the same reason the added weight of a rear suspension pays off, too. Without a dropper post you either have to …

[image] OreoCookie: You have to be more specific than general riding. Sorry thought I’d given a few examples. Just what you’d classify as a green or blue trail easy/moderate without any major obstacles where some pedaling is required. i.e. If you leave it all the way up you may get whacked b…

Just keep riding and practicing with it and find out what works for you. Don’t overthink it and it will honestly become as intuitive as gear selection in time.

[image] dhaines83: I guess I’m also wondering do people drop the saddle a small amount in accordance with the difficulty of the trail, or just use them all the way up or all the way down. To be honest, I have ridden with a dropper post only once, and it felt pretty intuitive to me. Although I…

Another vote for slam it then? Cheers - yeah had considered needing to re-listen to some of the Lee Likes bikes podcasts. I guess this video where Blake corners with a high saddle is what I mean by using the saddle for grip/balance. But he also advocates dropping the saddle ~1 inch if it’s a fixed…

[image] Sam_Osborne: Just keep riding and practicing with it and find out what works for you. Don’t overthink it and it will honestly become as intuitive as gear selection in time. This :slight_smile: it’s obviously best when you don’t need to pedal, when you do need to pedal, you need to fi…

I know what you mean by it feeling unstable when the post is dropped and you are cornering or pedalling. It definitely takes more than getting used to. I get quite used to using the inside of my thigh to lean the bike over and press against so it’s odd when it’s not there. Three things that help …

Pretty much any time I stand, I drop the post, with the exception being climbing. In other words, I almost always drop it for flat corners and any sort of descent. If you keep at it, it becomes as intuitive as changing gears, and that feeling of being lost without a saddle touching your leg disapp…

[image] Sam_Osborne: Just keep riding and practicing with it and find out what works for you. Don’t overthink it and it will honestly become as intuitive as gear selection in time. @dhaines83 This. You’ll figure it out with time. The most obvious places are on downhills, but it can also help …

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liamodea November 16, 2020, 6:01am 4

I’m struggling to write down how this would work. Best thing I think I can come up with is to listen to Lee talking about row/antirow on the podcast below. The row/antirow is pretty heavily constrained by a rigid seatpost, dropping the saddle out of the way opens up your ability to get yourself and the bike working with the terrain, rather than just riding over it.

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