adjustable seatpost for DH??????????
perhaps this belongs somewhere else??????
does megavalanche say anything to you?adjustable seatpost for DH??????????
Here's a thought. On an XC ride on your trail bike, practicing your DH skills on a long hairy descent, are you going to ride with your seatpost fully extended? Not me. I have a QR seatpost b/c I drop that post down on every lengthy descent b/c it's the way I love to ride.raise your e-hands if you've raced a megavalanche...
The thing that bothers me about both the Joplin and the Specialized posts is how the release is at the head of the post. When you click the release and push the post down you have cable length that needs somewhere to go. No problem if the routing is good I guess.I am waiting to see how the specialized one is. Looks promising.
if i had a vajj, i'd probably be worrying about having a gravity dropper post on my "dh bike"...Here's a thought. On an XC ride on your trail bike, practicing your DH skills on a long hairy descent, are you going to ride with your seatpost fully extended? Not me. I have a QR seatpost b/c I drop that post down on every lengthy descent b/c it's the way I love to ride.
XC geeks don't like gravity dropper posts. DH'ers do. Please re-insert the membrane. Your vajj is leaking on this thread.
Not too much info here but it's a start: http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/article/first-look-specialized-command-post-18201I am waiting to see how the specialized one is. Looks promising.
Ummmm, try and keep up. Thomson, doesn't make a telescoping seatpost.Get a Thompson. Problem solved.
http://precisioncyclingcomponents.com/Buy.htmUmmmm, try and keep up. Thomson, doesn't make a telescoping seatpost.
Thanks for the input guys. Anybody have a price on the AMP?
Lol I know but what it honestly the point of having one of those...Especially on a downhill bike. Unless of course you are putting it on a different bike.Ummmm, try and keep up. Thomson, doesn't make a telescoping seatpost.
Thanks for the input guys. Anybody have a price on the AMP?
Not all DH venues are created equally. I can think of two courses in CA that I'd consider using one. I know someone in town who has a Joplin on his Sunday, he said it was sort of an expirement but he was digging it.Lol I know but what it honestly the point of having one of those...Especially on a downhill bike. Unless of course you are putting it on a different bike.
Yeah I could see its uses maybe after a Dh run but not on a actual course. You should be going too fast for that. And you should be standing up to sprint its faster and yes I know the wall you speak of lol.Not all DH venues are created equally. I can think of two courses in CA that I'd consider using one. I know someone in town who has a Joplin on his Sunday, he said it was sort of an expirement but he was digging it.
It makes sense from a racing aspect: If the couse has a long flat spot or short climb you either need to compromise riding position or pedaling efficiency with your seat height choice. Anyone who's raced Fontana has thought about this at the wall
I run a Joplin on my Uzzi and I love it. Initially I just got it for Super D racing but while getting used to it on normal rides I found myself using it all the time. Advantage over a Gravity dropper is that you can lower the saddle to anywhere within the 3" range. Sometimes lowering it just by 1" is enough to make you rail corners way better (especially with the high BB of the Uzzi). And if a short climb is ahead just put it up again. I really like it for "trail" riding on the big bike and found the 3" adjustment range enough for me but I like to run my saddle higher than most on my downhill bike too. The lever is pure genius, simple, effective and can be operated on rough trails without a problem.I wasn't looking at one for DH racing but DH training on a 6" bike. That still pertains to DH that's why it's in the DH forum.
I like the sound of that. I drop my seat almost exactly 5" when descending, which makes the Gravity Plopper and the Joplin kinda useless to me....4.9" of drop...
Yeah, I think that's who makes them.is this the same as the one from kind shock?
http://www.descent-world.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=910&Itemid=82
I would try ghetto rigging up an old inner tube guard for that thing. Just cut a small strip of tube and zip tie it to the top and bottom of the post so that it covers the stanchion part. Just an idea.The seatpost is the same like a fork stanchion and I had already some stones nicking the surface. In contrast to a fork the post is right in the path of flight of the stuff your tire thows at it.