A real dropper is a lot handier to use, especially when the trail is rolling up and down. Being able to push a button on the bar and drop the saddle for a quick slope or hard corner is great. It’s not about riding up and then down. It’s up down up down up down….
Eric Now a dropper fan In Ohio where the hills roll. On Thursday, October 20, 2022, Erik <lithocar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not only do I have a quick release, I picked up an old Hite-Rite to go > with it! I salvaged the quick release from an old Bridgestone that’s been > in my shed for a long time. It’s certainly an option, but I did have > problems with the post slipping. Given that I’m not out charging around, > stopping to set the seat height isn’t that onerous a task. I have > occasionally stopped and dropped the saddle with a hex key for longer > descents. Maybe I’m just overthinking the dropper post thing and need to > embrace the quick release! > > On Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 5:16:13 AM UTC-7 mkernan...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> Hey Erik, Sweet looking Gus! In reading your post it seems like your >> missing a dropper option, Have you considered putting on a quick release >> at the seatpost binder bolt? You said you’ve been riding many iterations >> of MTBs since the 80s so I’m sure you’ve had a bike with one before. I >> put one on my Atlantis and it’s great for dropping the seat post tool- free >> when I want to get back a little. I think Riv might sell something on >> their site. It’s no dropper but it is helpful in some situations. >> -Mike >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ >> 0CC5EF6D-3C23-402C-B55D-A09DBD7AC46B%40gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0CC5EF6D-3C23-402C-B55D-A09DBD7AC46B%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/82c589e9-f9b1-484c-933c- > 9d16d3e22631n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/82c589e9-f9b1-484c-933c-9d16d3e22631n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAHFNW5CJrMYTAJ%3DBR%2BquqUNWejhuNTnANG%2BXm7Od%2BqvGCm9Bxg%40mail.gmail.com.
