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@crazy-legs @molgrips I thought Terralogic was the one with (IIRC) some sort of brass weight that acted as an automatic lockout, rather than just a blow-off?
I-Beam saddles. Never tried one but it always looked like a promising idea.
I guess having to change both seatpost and saddle put a lot off and it never really established itself as a standard.
Surely an i-beam saddle would not have any 'give' in it which would make it pretty harsh?
Surely an i-beam saddle would not have any ‘give’ in it which would make it pretty harsh?
Definitely. I'd forgotten all about it but this reminded me. When I got my singlespeed (an eBay bargain) it had an iBeam saddle on it. I'm used to riding lightweight saddles with very little padding but that thing was like it was made of concrete. Easily the least comfortable saddle I've ever ridden on.
I think someone up there mentioned bionicon bikes. I rode one at a demo day at Laggan once and loved it, but don't think I'd ever want to own one. Can't even begin to fathom how to fix all that hydraulic stuff if it went wrong.
Had a couple of I-beams. Passable on the DH bike, but not sprung like a traditional saddle as mentioned above. Also, the post never gripped the saddle as well as a normal 2-bolt setup anyway so it could end up pointing up/down. One of them did have a ratchet sort of setup, but then you lost the ability to adjust it exactly as you wanted.
The clamping bolt was always slipping on the 2 or 3 Ibeam posts I had, annoying at best...
ooh I'd like to add the 8pins seatpost. how every dropper should be made..
Hub gears are the norm most of europe on anything but entry level bikes
Like bikes 40 years ago in the UK that mostly had Sturmey Archer 3 speeds, they may have been, but they're not now. Most bikes in Europe (like most bikes in the UK) have derailleurs, because; cheapness.
Not once you get above entry level. Most have hub gears. Just check it out in the low countries and germany. entry lever - derailleur, mid range - nexus and sram 3 - 8 speeds. top of range - rohloffs
Hmm, can you fit a solid seatpost in those eight pins frames if you have a dropper issue?
Hmm, can you fit a solid seatpost in those eight pins frames if you have a dropper issue?
yep, its a normal seat tube with an option (I believe) to run a normal clamp at the top if you take the bushing bits out.