REVIEWS DEALS BIKESHOPS TRAILS

Settled: the dropper post issue

3990 Views 57 Replies 34 Participants Last post by SteveF, Dec 29, 2021

Sparticus

Discussion Starter · Dec 13, 2021

From "It's the best thing to happen to mountain bikes" to "I don't need one," opinions on the dropper post are all over the board. Well here's a quote from a source that most of us consider reputable: MTBR itself.

"In our opinion, the dropper seatpost is the most important innovation in the history of mountain biking. It allows riders to lower their center of gravity when cornering and descending and gives new riders added confidence." (Link to source post.)

So let's have no more argument on this issue -- consider it settled. Dropper posts are BEST EVAR! And if you're not running one, well, you probably need a new girlfriend, too.
=sParty

Reactions: 3

1 - 20 of 58 Posts

Impetus

· #2 · Dec 13, 2021

I have no argument with this post. I would give up suspension before I gave up my 180mm dropper.

Reactions: 2

parkmeister

· #3 · Dec 13, 2021

i'd rather have a full suspension bike without a dropper than a rigid bike with a dropper.
i'd rather have a bike with tubeless tires and no dropper than a bike with inner tubes and a dropper.
i'd rather have a bike with some sort of chain retention and no dropper than a bike without chain retention and a dropper.

i love my dropper post, but i also equally love flying thru the chunk and not having to worry about dropped chains or pinch flats.

Reactions: 5

MattiThundrrr

· #4 · Dec 13, 2021 (Edited)

You guys know you could lower the seat before droppers, right? They should be called risers, that is where the action is.

Reactions: 5

the-one1

· #5 · Dec 13, 2021

I challenge anyone here to a race. I'll ride without a dropper, and you with a dropper.
Race track venue and time is of my choosing. And I get to decide what bike you can ride and how fast you can ride it.
Oh, and you have to sit down on all sections, you cannot stand up.
Lastly, you have to ride blind folded and with one leg.

Reactions: 5

vegen

· #6 · Dec 13, 2021

A new girlfriend implies the existence of an old girlfriend. Thus, in my case, your argument is invalid.

Reactions: 4

dysfunction

· #7 · Dec 13, 2021

I'll come back to this tomorrow, and read this.. go find some wheel size threads to look at, then go hit woodworking boards and read some sharpening threads.

Reactions: 2

834905

· #8 · Dec 13, 2021

I've read the forum posts on this website. You think I am going to trust a review coming from the same place?

Reactions: 5

834905

· #9 · Dec 13, 2021

dysfunction said:
I'll come back to this tomorrow, and read this.. go find some wheel size threads to look at, then go hit woodworking boards and read some sharpening threads.

Ugh, seriously. Those threads get so old so fast, because 29 is clearly the correct answer and people STILL argue.

Reactions: 5

noapathy

· #10 · Dec 13, 2021

No way Jose.

.WestCoastHucker.

· #11 · Dec 13, 2021

those of us who have always ridden with the seat all the way down are already light years ahead of you peasants...

Reactions: 3

dysfunction

· #12 · Dec 13, 2021

.WestCoastHucker. said:
those of us who have always ridden with the seat all the way down are already light years ahead of you peasants...

My legs are too long for that.

.WestCoastHucker.

· #13 · Dec 13, 2021

dysfunction said:
My legs are too long for that.

too long to descend and/or corner? man, that really sucks...

dysfunction

· #14 · Dec 13, 2021

.WestCoastHucker. said:
too long to descend and/or corner? man, that really sucks...

Pedal up. Even our biggest down has a lot of climbing. Welcome to Arizona.

Rectangle Plot Slope Font Line

See less See more

.WestCoastHucker.

· #15 · Dec 13, 2021

who was talking about climbing?

Sparticus said:
"In our opinion, the dropper seatpost is the most important innovation in the history of mountain biking. It allows riders to lower their center of gravity when cornering and descending and gives new riders added confidence." (Link to source post.)

dysfunction

· #16 · Dec 13, 2021

I can't descend without climbing.

Might could be why I consider a dropper essential

midbikecrisis

· #17 · Dec 13, 2021

SingleSpeedSteven said:
because 29 is clearly the correct answer and people STILL argue.

but do you microbevel? sharpen freehand or use a guide? what kind of stones??? I still have so many questions!!

Reactions: 2

834905

· #18 · Dec 13, 2021

midbikecrisis said:
but do you microbevel? sharpen freehand or use a guide? what kind of stones??? I still have so many questions!!

I use one of those straps that old barbers used to use on their straight edges. Don’t tell anyone.

AndrewHardtail

· #19 · Dec 13, 2021

I know I wouldn't be caught dead riding without my hite-rite

See less See more

Reactions: 1

rockcrusher

· #20 · Dec 13, 2021

I'd give up my dropper before I gave up my disk brakes. Suspension and droppers are a nice addition to a mountain bike but you can ride safely and competently without them and have fun. Disks though, that is a deal breaker for me.

Reactions: 3

1 - 20 of 58 Posts

This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.