lulubel
Über Member
- Location
- Malaga, Spain
I had decided I didn't want/need a dropper seat post because I was going to be a XC kind of girl, and on the very rare occasions I needed to get off the back of the saddle on a descent, I'd just stand up tall and slide past it (which I think looks really cool). However, reality has not co-operated with my plans - the occasions when I want to get back past the saddle are happening more often than I expected, and sliding past the saddle is far more difficult than I imagined - and I've now realised that a dropper seat post would be really useful. It would also be useful to be able to get my weight back and low to get up technical step-type sections.
The problem is, of course, that I've spent all my compensation money and don't have much in the way of available funds.
So, I'm wondering if something like this or this would do the job.
I know everyone says a Rock Shox Reverb is the thing to have, but I can't afford one, and I don't think I really need a reliable remote dropper post. All I need is an easy way to lower the saddle - even stopping to do it is OK - and raise it again to exactly the same height it was before I lowered it.
The bold part is the most important, and it's why I'm reluctant to just do it by undoing the seat post clamp. I had 6 weeks of knee pain when I first got the Cube, varying from mild to actually pretty sore really, and I've concluded that I need the saddle just a couple of millimetres below the point where my hips start to rock when I pedal. That's very difficult to get just right!
The ones I've linked look like a "pull the lever" job. Pull the lever and put weight on the saddle to go down. Pull the lever and take weight off the saddle to go up. I found a review of the first one on a German forum (he'd bought the remote version), and he said the hydraulics failed after about 6 months, and he had to trap the saddle between his thighs to pull it up, but otherwise he was very happy with it. I can't see that being a problem with the manually operated one, because you're already pulling the lever to release it.
Any thoughts?
The problem is, of course, that I've spent all my compensation money and don't have much in the way of available funds.
So, I'm wondering if something like this or this would do the job.
I know everyone says a Rock Shox Reverb is the thing to have, but I can't afford one, and I don't think I really need a reliable remote dropper post. All I need is an easy way to lower the saddle - even stopping to do it is OK - and raise it again to exactly the same height it was before I lowered it.
The bold part is the most important, and it's why I'm reluctant to just do it by undoing the seat post clamp. I had 6 weeks of knee pain when I first got the Cube, varying from mild to actually pretty sore really, and I've concluded that I need the saddle just a couple of millimetres below the point where my hips start to rock when I pedal. That's very difficult to get just right!
The ones I've linked look like a "pull the lever" job. Pull the lever and put weight on the saddle to go down. Pull the lever and take weight off the saddle to go up. I found a review of the first one on a German forum (he'd bought the remote version), and he said the hydraulics failed after about 6 months, and he had to trap the saddle between his thighs to pull it up, but otherwise he was very happy with it. I can't see that being a problem with the manually operated one, because you're already pulling the lever to release it.
Any thoughts?