When I was looking at getting my current hardtail, the only difference between the one I got and the next runner up was the remote lockout. Personally, I couldn't see the point of it but figured what the heck. It's a bit of bling. Now, 15 months later, it's probably one of the most useful bits on the bike. Being able to lockout as soon as you get up out of the saddle on a climb is quite handy. It keeps the front from bouncing, thus, saving you loads of energy and you can hammer the climb much more efficiently.
Two bits of bling I wish I had on my otherwise perfect for me mtb are
i) a handlebar mounted remote lock out
ii) a remotely adjustable seatpost
ii) is a simply case of cash. Upgrading to get i)? Would be less hassle just to buy a fork that already has it and sell the current fork than retro-fit to the existing fork.
Easy to do? Yes. Cheap? No.(not the last time I looked for my forks anyway, nearly 50% of the cost of the forks because a lot, maybe even most, OEM forks aren't remote poploc ready meaning you have to replace the cartridge in the fork that has the lockout on it ) Cost effective? Unlikely.poploc can be retrofitted to most rockshox forks. quite easy to do apparently , as the video shows. its worth its weight in gold to me on the MTB as on tarmac it gets set locked and i can hammer the power down but when i go off road on parts of the commute i can set it to bounce all over the place. i thought it was a gimmick i wouldn't use but it really is good
Gravity Dropper Turbo is on my wish list.However I'm charitable enough that I think I could let you test out some of these seatposts and I'll await your reports eagerly.
Gravity Dropper Turbo is on my wish list.
Used a Cane Creak Thudbuster for years when XC racing/polaris/trailquest etc.,
Gravity Dropper I want the max length of drop with the extra "multi" stop. Useful sometimes on climbs to stretch the legs a bit, given I have my saddle set about 1" lower on my mtb than on my road bike.Aha, yep Gravity Dropper has topped my list due to mechanical nature/ability to self maintain if need be. Have you made any decisions on amount of drop and whether you need the basic 2 positions or the extra thrid mini drop one?
I've also wondered about a Thudbuster for the rigid, any chance of a mini review on your thoughts on that?