[Closed] This seatpost? Why, yes. Yes it is.

We ‘managed’ without a lot of things for 100’s of years before they were invented…

Cast your mind back... maybe 35 years... it's the late 80s.. someone has brought out an overpriced seatpost. You spy it in the back of MTBUK World Monthly. £700 of my Pounds! For a seatpost!
"Here love, they've got a seatpost out for 700bleedingquid!"
"That's nice dear"
the end.

Anyone seen how long the "baseplate" is that sticks out the bottom to protect the valve and vent thingy? Trying to work out the true total length of the post.

I tend not to obsess over what height my post is at and just get on with riding my bike as people managed to do for years before.

Hmm, OK. I guess you're still riding a penny farthing then like, you know, people did years before?

Maybe you should stop reading too much into this. I already said I'm not upset in the slightest, it was an honest point. I'm sorry you all disagree with my opinion so much you feel the need to accuse me of being passive aggressive or having a chip on my shoulder. Believe me, if I was having a go you would know about it.

Still waiting for a benefit over a standard Reverb that justifies the cost.

For ****s sake this place never changes. Enjoy the £700 koolaid whilst you have your circlejerk, I'm sure you will be enriched beyond your wildest dreams.

£700 and you can't even fit a saddle bag to it

Oh, balls. I didn’t know there were RULES. Why didn’t someone tell me!

Every one of my local trails has been ridden by a tubby bloke on a singlespeed. Doesn't mean that there isn't an approximate set of rules (or rather guidelines) on how to use my geared bike to ride them.
If I jumped on one of those fancy Scott's with 5 extra levers on the bars I'd probably forget to use them at first too.

Does it go down automatically? or do I still have to try and sit down on entry to an unexpected rough DH section.

 I’m sorry you all disagree with my opinion so much you feel the need to accuse me of being passive aggressive or having a chip on my shoulder. Believe me, if I was having a go you would know about it.

I have no qualms against any of this or anyone, it's just nice to see brexit knocked off the top spot - but come on, you've got to hold your hands up and chuckle at that post 🙂

I’m probably missing something really obvious here, but can you not just use the dropper post without, you know, dropping it?

You are. No.

Don’t leave me hanging man. What is it I’m missing? Does your saddlebag weigh the same as a small moon and cause the dropper to not work?

I quoted the passage within the article that explains it won't work if the battery is dead. Presumably the collar is integrated and in a fixed position. Like I said, there is an easy design fix for that.

I like shiny and ground breaking new stuff. I was a relatively early adopter of 1x11, 1x12, suspension, disc brakes, dropper posts and even SPD’s a long,long time ago... I have a couple of relatively expensive bikes that I am very lucky to be able to afford.

However, that said even I cannot see the value in this at all - not the post or the shifting. I just don’t get it. What does it offer that isn’t there already...?

I’m sorry you all disagree with my opinion so much you feel the need to accuse me of being passive aggressive

Mate, the passive aggression is when you used scornful language to depict those with whom you disagree with. So saying stuff like this:

I tend not to obsess over what height my post is at and just get on with riding my bike

Indirectly accuses those with whom you are arguing of being obsessed about something (which is a negative trait) at the expense of enjoyment through simplicity (which is a positive trait) as you say you do. So these words insinuate that you think you are better than dropper users who are too stupid to realise that they are obsessing over something that is spoiling their riding, because you don't do this. It would have been confrontational and aggressive if you had said this, but it's termed 'passive' because you aren't saying it directly, your post is on the face of it simply about you but it implies confrontation.

Now - you might not have intended to say all that, but that's definitely how it reads. That's why everyone started taking issue with it. It's also not the only example on this thread 🙂

Shut up fatty.

Cast your mind back… maybe 35 years…

Can’t, wasn’t born.

I’m still upset that they are still called Dropper posts when they are actually Uppy posts.
Because when you push the button they go up.
Would be great to have a dropper post that actually dropped when you pushed a button.

Rename them Pushy Posts?
Get quite a few of those on here 🙂

Molgrips, that's entirely what you chose to read into what I said, that wasn't what I intended at all.

Ffs we're talking about a dropper post, let's get a bit of perspective here!

Cast your mind back… maybe 35 years…

Can’t, wasn’t born.

Best put down eva 😜

Would be great to have a dropper post that actually dropped when you pushed a button.

Well, that's easy. What would be harder would a post that moves in both directions using just a button push. If you're going to have to either push the saddle down, or pull the saddle up, then I know which I'd choose. Perhaps you can clench better than me though.

Ffs we’re talking about a dropper post, let’s get a bit of perspective here!

Good advice.
Maybe you should take it yourself.😉

Cast your mind back… maybe 35 years… it’s the late 80s..

No it's not, it's the mid 80s...

Of course 30ish years ago...

Molgrips, that’s entirely what you chose to read into what I said, that wasn’t what I intended at all.

That's why I posted it, cos I wans't sure you did intend it. But I didn't choose to read that, the sentiment is there albeit accidentally. That's why everyone kicked off.

Peace dude.

You could make a motorised dropper, or you could have one pneumatically activated and have the reservoir charged by your suspension if you had coil shocks I reckon.

What does it offer that isn’t there already…?

The ability to swap between bikes in less time than it's taken me to write this. All 3 of mine run 30.9 so I can change between bikes quickly. No cabling, no bleeding, just, done.

I think it's really exciting that they've added the Revive function that my Bikeyokes have had since day 1- it's only about, what, 5 years too late?

Seems like they reinvented the cable for no reason and now they're reinventing the hydraulics with good reason, just, they should have used a cable. Though the ease of install is lovely, is it worth the money? Course not, it takes about 20 minutes to install a reverb. My hourly rate is not quite £1500. Also, makes it much easier to nick, which is always a nice feature in a really expensive thing.

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The ability to swap between bikes in less time than it’s taken me to write this. All 3 of mine run 30.9 so I can change between bikes quickly. No cabling, no bleeding, just, done.

OK but on the other hand, it costs more than 3 normal reverbs. And it'll still take time to swap the levers, unless you can buy 3 and slave it to all 3, but that'll cost even more- I mean, standard reverb levers have about 5 parts and cost a fortune.

At that price maybe they should make them available for lease?

Though the ease of install is lovely

Ease of install? I thought it was all about the ease of removal for warranty return😂

(For the record my three reverbs have been faultless)

On behalf of e-bikers who don't have an e-reader to assist with reading the article, can the seatpost (and gears) run off e-bike juice so only the e-bike needs to be charged?

Ease of install? I thought it was all about the ease of removal for warranty return😂

(For the record my three reverbs have been faultless)

This really has turned into the thread that keeps on giving!

Good luck with negotiating SRAM's (used to be very good, but now heinously SHIT!) warranty process on all 3 of your Reverbs next week... 😉

At that price maybe they should make them available for lease?

Not a bad idea at all! I'd be up for it. A seatpost that always works, or a new one in its place within 24hrs... Perfect! That said, I'd be expecting it to be £10 a month with a £50 refundable deposit, SRAM being SRAM would want £400 deposit and £50 a month to lease it!

This post is designed to exclusively cater to the peak alpha dickhead market. I mean yeah, the plot was lost long ago with a lot of stuff but this is just another level of idiocy. Thats about a fifth of my monthly take home and I’m on a bloody good wage. For a **** seat post!

Just about to put a Fox Transfer on both my full sus and my hardtail... Each of them comes to about 1/4 of my monthly wage (seeing as this is clearly a pissing contest is it not?!?!)... What do I win?

I dunno, a doughnut? I was just putting it into perspective and having a wee rant, it's certainly not a dick swinging contest.

Peace dude.

Yeah same 🙂

Now I'm wondering where in any race rulebook it says I can't carry a radio jammer. Or program something to give someone the occasional lovetap to the testes. Not that I'm really that vindictive but I bet someone could make something up. For science.

I'm sick of this post already.

Anyone seen how long the “baseplate” is that sticks out the bottom to protect the valve and vent thingy? Trying to work out the true total length of the post.

Its about 24mm from the very end of the main tube.

Measurements from a 150mm post.
Bottom of collar to centre rail (min stack height) 213mm
Bottom of collar to end of tube 220m
Bottom of collar to end of baseplate 242mm

I dunno, a doughnut?

Better than an unexpected "lovetap to the testes"!!!

I’m sick of this post already.

My Brand X dropper cost me a mahoosive £89, works great,service every other millennia so up your bum £700 dropper.👍

So who’s going to admit to actually wanting one then?

*raises hand*

*wirelessly and electrically, obvs*

But more so I’d be able to do upshifts with the left hand, downshifts with the right.