How To Use A Dropper Seat Post Like A Pro!
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- čas přidán 9. 11. 2021
- Dropper posts have changed the game for Mountain Biking that's for sure, in this Video Neil Donoghue guides you through all the tips & tricks to make sure you get the most out of your dropper post.
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The ease of a dropper can change your riding style, and ability very quickly. These are our top pro tips to help you ride better with a dropper post for the next time you're out on a ride!
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How has a dropper post changed your riding?
I would put it in the top 5 biking innovations of all time.
It’s crazy how simply but useful it is.
The best ever, I can look like those cool bmx kids :)). Also I had it serviced for a few days and it was the most saddest ride ever :)).
Why didn't you mention that some dropper posts even have Built-in suspension? Even more comfortable of a ride!
Makes me more comfortabale on harder trails!
How to use: push lever.
How to use like pro: push lever while getting paid.
Boom! 10second video,done! Thanks for watching now you know
Thanks for dropping this video. I use the dropper on my office chair when navigating office quagmires.
I'm an older, recreational mountain biker, and prefer more gently rolling terrain to steep climbs and drops. I also live in a hilly city, where you're constantly changing from riding uphill to downhill and back again. I had a dropper post installed on my hardtail last fall, and it's made riding so much easier, especially on my aging knees. The old seatpost could only be raised and lowered by dismounting and then wrestling with the clamp. Rather than deal with that, I used to split the difference and ride with the seat about halfway up, which was a bit too low for climbing comfortably, and a bit too high for descending. The dropper post is a true game changer for me. I can go from downhill to uphill smoothly and efficiently, without missing a pedal stroke.
The humble dropper post has gotta be wayyyyy up the list of "things that make bikes awesome".
They're so good I stuck one in my little shredders 20" hardtail. Makes an absolute world of difference for them.
MVDP should watch and rewatch the footage of Jolanda attacking the Izu course. Technical perfection and not a single face full of grass to be seen.
Couldn’t do without a dropper post on my trail bike. I can see the value in them for gravel bikes too for technical trails.
Thanks for giving us the pro tips. Every little advantage helps!! 💪🔥
Best innovation in biking since the wheel. All bikes should have a dropper. My wife's custom steel Rodriguez Phinney Ridge gravel bike is designed around a dropper post.
Droppers are nice but I do like my front suspension
No need for one on a road bike. Except for racing with the supertuck being banned
Great video Niel!! And the dropper post is one of the best inventions in MTB!!
I ride my xc to train, Dh to race and enduro to have a good time with friends, only my enduro has a dropper, and it's only a cheap one, but boy does it make a difference.
I got my first trail bike and dropper post a few weeks ago, and now I'm thinking about getting one for my gravel/allroad bike. Even going downhill on a road makes a huge difference to lower your ass and get aero...
Really helpful as always
Reverbs used to come with an 'enduro collar'....a,silver piece to clamp onto the shaft to limit the drop....yes, limit drop. They don't include them now.... I have a couple in a spares box somewhere.... never seen one used...
i use my dropper very dynamically as well when pedalling i like to keep my seat level with my bars it seems to be the most efficient
Maybe your bars leveled with your seat, not the other way around. The optimal saddle height has little variation from person to person.
Good stuff guys 💪
Carrera Fury 2021- dropper post ready?
No, dropper included standard.
That's some nice value for a £650 bike.
I'm pushing 60 and getting on a bit, so it's nice not to have to lift my leg over the high saddle position. Dismounting is so much easier too.
I like to rub the actuator on those gnarly climbs. It means you have an emergency option instead of putting a foot down straight away. Best bike accessory, defo.
“This is all about the insertion depth” I thought I came to watch a MTB clip!
Dropper post 29's and 1x all must have these days for me
Maybe move the mic, all I can hear every 2 seconds is Neil gasping for air!
I was wondering if I'm the only one that noticed this. It's actually so disturbing I had to stop watching.
I can’t unhear it lol
Now that you pointed it out i can't not notice it.
Huu-ah
😅
im putting one on my ebike, so if i am not pedaling at all, i can lower the seat and cruise, but if i feel like pedaling i can raise it back up for proper leg extension
I used quick release before I got a dropper and once forgot to put the seat down and went off a drop with the seat up. That was the day I ordered a dropper post!
MVDP didn't know the drop was there, he was expecting a ramp... maybe the dropper would have helped, maybe we wouldn't have used it since he was expecting the said ramp to exist...
Anyway, how smooth are dropper posts supposed to be? My lever is super rough.
I'm ex motocross racer and I prefer to only drop mine 1/2 to maybe 2/3 down, I'm 6'2" and I like to have the seat there to push against my leg like how I'd grip my moto, I'm tall enough it never gets in the way. I'll drop it 100% for super tech but not anything with speed. Just me do what makes you comfortable 🤙
🇬🇧 "Proper gnarly" 🇬🇧
Good tips.
I'm interested in your tire setup, do you run inserts an what pressures are you currently on? Would be nice if you have the time to answer.
Watch the tubeless vs inner tubes video from a couple days ago. That will tell you.
@@toganlompkins8886 so 26 PSI up front and 28 PSI in the back. But no mention about inserts do you know anything about that?
@@Jonas_B. Most people don't need tire inserts, but if you're a really aggressive rider, the inserts will prevent you from dinging your rims. They can also provide additional bump absorption.
How to use (Dropper when riding):
Up when up
Down when down
Once, you try it, you will never want to ride without it!
Could you do a video on 1x systems and the parts you’ll neee to convert
Cmon sram…
Bring on the 200mm axs already
In 34,9 too 😤
I’m ready to level up my dropper game!!!!
for anyone that does not have a dropper get one. it is one of the best upgrades you can do for your bike.
That’s the problem I face without a dropper, I can get over the back wheel but getting back on the saddle is hard.
Can i attach a pannier rack?
I have a 180mm one up v2 dropper on my 2021 commencal clash, it’s slammed all the way down in the seat tube. And the 180mm is the perfect seat height for me.
If you ride in any mountain area you can not live without it. It's too dangerous to go down even little slopes with your seat high up in pedal position. A real game changer, and must have on your bike. The drop of the seat doesn't have to be huge, like 125 or 150mm is fine.
Going slow, tight corner, climbing, rough terrain, all together you need it down as if you need to lay a foot down it can be in the way
Vanderpoel LOL 😂
just gone to a dropper and full suss after riding HT rigid post for over 20 years. When you say slam you mean physically slam it with your butt or just stay seated and let it fall with your weight?
If the dropper post is correctly functioning, then there's no need to literally slam it down. Just push the lever and put your weight on it, and it should drop easily.
Here's the short version: Use the dropper post any time you want the seat out of your way.
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Where was this filmed??
En Moralzarzal, Madrid. Coincidí de forma casual con Neil y parte de la gente de GMBN un mediodía de octubre cuando se disponían a disfrutar de unas cervezas en una terraza después de un día de rodaje por estos parajes. Han publicado más vídeos grabados por aquí
Once you drop, you can’t stop!
Maybe a recharge lol
I use my thumb just like the pro's !
You don't need to be rich to run a dropper.
I have a cheap and ... well actually not all that nasty.. Zoom Tequila 100mm (it was actually the only thing sub $400 NZD that fitted my Giant Faith 2010.
And it was about $100 NZD delivered.
Ok it's a glorified office chair mechanism, but has near no rotational slop... and works.
It's a little sticky in the drop (I load the front of the seat and down it goes) and the top activation model can get a little sticky (I made a video on how to fix that) but it is several thousand % better than riding with a fixed seat.
I still think it's about time Seats got re-invented.. they have been basically the same shape since the 1860's but the bikes and the use thereof have changed radically...
I mean if you want separation from the seat on a downhill bike, that stupid front bit just keeps getting in the way, especially when shifting off the side.
And instead of a seat post... why not hinge it from the stem. Then a cheap mechnisim like a zoom actuator could fit and give full travel even in a short post position... in fact you could have a way lower top bar as most are only that high to support the seat post... The top of my Faith could drop over 100mm to the top of the rear suspension!.
Does someone has recommendations for affordable dropper?
Pnw components - I use their external routed cascade in a 175mm drop… super smooth and paired with the loam lever it’s a mega set up for not mega money … plus their customer service is on point
PNW Ridge
Brand X - Ascend
Cool video idea.
The video felt rushed to me.
Are you ok?? Ur inhaling pretty loud and haaard
*Insertion depth
Struggling for content?
Yo-yo
YO!
hello lucky number seven
Insertion depth is so critical....
No too long ago a guy posted a broken frame on reddit due to bad insertion depth. Voids warranty also
I you at 20,000 high altitude😅
I dont mind using the quick release clamp, as I have been doing for 33 years. We learnt to ride long posts and jump/tech stuff with them. I see some pro marathoners still on rigid posts too.
If I was racing Enduro or XC obviously YES, as I have used dropper before, but now at my age 49 Im in no hurry and It really doesn´t bother me doing it manually and save the weight.
Same age here, and sounds like similar learning with fixed posts. However, my experience with droppers has improved my riding immensely. I now won't ride a bike without one, unless its a jump bike with the seat slammed all the way down or a road bike. Could be that I'm not as agile as you (old worn out joints from too many crashes 🤕)
@@redbomberr4594 i always lower seat manually with qr seatclamp
Stopping to adjust the seat works fine if you have long, predicable stretches going up and down, but on my local trails, the undulating terrain makes a dropper post almost a necessity, otherwise you would be stopping every few minutes to raise or lower the seat.
Ev
You alright bro? Hate to hear you breathing at 180bpm jeez
Probably high altitude
Dropper post use? You guys running out of ideas? .. how to hold your grips, how to position your bottom on a seat, how to eat cake after a ride, #jesting Thanks for the vid.
When roadies join in than the transition Will be complete
With the new UCI rules on positions for descending, it's only a matter of time for some roadie to think ... Hey, dropping my saddle makes me more aero and lowers my centre of gravity for faster cornering...
Funny how much of "WHY" and how little of "HOW to use a dropper post" in this video.
…doesn’t exactly tell you how to use one for those that may not know.
Thought it was a gimmick initially but now won’t own a bike without one
There were no tips in this "tip video".
Love the channel guys and all of your stuff, but this really is a bit pointless. Sorry😘
Having ur helmet fly up on ur dropper to miss ur head and impact the ground is really really NOT a sensible thing to suggest GMBN!! 🙄🙊
why is the breathing so loud my ears are dead now
Lol that was content filler if ever there was
meh, droppper posts? riders are just lazy, using this while riding, Lol, set it up at middle height and just ride and don't change it going up and down the trails.
My new bike will be the first time ive had one, and admittedly, I'm curious to see if they're worth the hype. I can definitely see how they are convenient, since I typically ride with a high post and sacrifice a little on the downs. And in groups, I don't really have time to fuss with getting the post back to my preferred height since locals like to head straight back up for the next lap.
@Triple Black Diamond MTB lol for stupid and less skilled riders would be, i said set it up at middle height. 😂 years ago with out this dropper posts riders were fine not until now.