Magic seat post

[Mrs M]

Hubby was recently riding a Specialized Fuse fattie bike.
The seat post is adjustable when riding by way of a wee lever on the handlebars.
Never saw this before and just thought it was a very clever idea

 

[cosmicbike]

It's called a 'dropper' apparently

 

[Ciar]

yep that be a dropper post, very handy when doing descents, that or you manually drop your seat post low so it's not in the way, i have ridden friends bikes with them and you can see the difference in control and handling when the seat is out the way, i haven't bought myself one yet but it's on the list

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Yup dropper post. A great invention for off road riding

here's my KS LEV....

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyDebWRc2cI

 

[Rooster1]

Nice

 

[potsy]

My Decathlon mtb came with one fitted, not the remote handlebar one though, this one works via a lever underneath the saddle.
Can see the appeal but took mine off as it's quite heavy and I'm a weight-weenie

 

[Levo-Lon]

Great things for serious mtb..

 

[screenman]

My new 29rd is going to have one soon. Those big wheels put me up there with the clouds, or so it feels on the first couple of rides.

 

[Mrs M]

Fabulous innovation.
When I had my mountain bike I was always stopping to put the saddle up or down.

 

[HarryTheDog]

I have a rockshox reverb hydraulic post,( xmas gift to myself) very smooth with adjustable speed of rise. The mechanic who fitted it warned me that he had a load back where people forgot that the remote button on the bars was not that tough and were throwing thier bikes upside down to fiix a puncture and mangling the button. I am still getting used to it at the moment and keep forgetting to use it.