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  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    A day of uplift at Antur Stiniog 8)
  • jairaj
    jairaj Posts: 3,009
    Full XT drivetrain.

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    Was hoping to take bits of old frame and put them on the new frame but everything is looking a very worn so took the plunge and got new stuff. Yay shiny bits!
  • rgliniany
    rgliniany Posts: 753
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  • fat_homer
    fat_homer Posts: 470
    The colloection of parts for my new bike continues with a 2012 Reverb from Wiggle for £162:
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  • thekickingmule
    thekickingmule Posts: 7,957
    How did you get it for £162!?
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  • pilch
    pilch Posts: 1,136
    For the race bike...

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  • fat_homer
    fat_homer Posts: 470
    thekickingmule wrote:
    How did you get it for £162!?
    They where knocking them out for £180 yesterday and I had a 10% off code, looks like ther're back up to £225 now, sorry :oops:
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  • thekickingmule
    thekickingmule Posts: 7,957
    Bugger! I need to buy one, and for that price I'd have snapped one up! Thing is, £225 isn't a bad price for it either really
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  • pesky_jones
    pesky_jones Posts: 2,890
    £160 still seems a lot for what it actually does to me but each to their own.
  • thekickingmule
    thekickingmule Posts: 7,957
    Having ridden down, and up (so, so many ups!) at Coed Y Brenin, I can assure you that these seatposts are worth the money!
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  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    thekickingmule wrote:
    Having ridden down, and up (so, so many ups!) at Coed Y Brenin, I can assure you that these seatposts are worth the money!
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  • tudj
    tudj Posts: 254
    thekickingmule wrote:
    Having ridden down, and up (so, so many ups!) at Coed Y Brenin, I can assure you that these seatposts are worth the money!

    I couldn't be without one now, I rode Kirroughtree at the weekend which is the worst I've seen yet for up then down then up then down over and over and over and over and over... I'd have rage quit without a dropper post :p

    I just got these in the post; all ready for Stiniog now :D

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  • pesky_jones
    pesky_jones Posts: 2,890
    Fair play.

    As I said, to me it seems a lot for its function. I wasn't debating it's usefullness - I'm sure it saves a ton of agro.
  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    Can people not ride descents with their saddles up these days? Skills man...
  • tudj
    tudj Posts: 254
    bennett_346 wrote:
    Can people not ride descents with their saddles up these days? Skills man...

    Yes but given the choice I'd prefer not to, the same could be said about using suspension over rigid etc
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  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    Yeah but bad enough to make you rage quit? No...
  • tudj
    tudj Posts: 254
    bennett_346 wrote:
    Yeah but bad enough to make you rage quit? No...

    I may have been exaggerating slightly :P
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  • gt-arrowhead
    gt-arrowhead Posts: 2,507
    Wouldnt you be able to save £160 by having a normal seat post with a QR clamp and lowering the seat before a descent? But then again if you are doing a race it makes sense to have one of those i guess.
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  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    Trouble is on a lot of these trails it mixes steep decents and steep climbs with no time to stop and alter the seat post
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  • gt-arrowhead
    gt-arrowhead Posts: 2,507
    VWsurfbum wrote:
    Trouble is on a lot of these trails it mixes steep decents and steep climbs with no time to stop and alter the seat post

    True, was thinking about that. How comes they are £160? It seems alot for what it is. Ofcourse it would be handy in races and in the trail situation you were talking about, but...£160? :O
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  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    I certainly don't enjoy riding as much without one. I can do it fine, but it's no where near as fun and I think alot of people go faster with the seat down. Joys of a dropper is as soon it heads up again as it often does on a trail, you don't have to stop and ruin the flow. Don't knock it til you try it...
  • gt-arrowhead
    gt-arrowhead Posts: 2,507
    lawman wrote:
    I certainly don't enjoy riding as much without one. I can do it fine, but it's no where near as fun and I think alot of people go faster with the seat down. Joys of a dropper is as soon it heads up again as it often does on a trail, you don't have to stop and ruin the flow. Don't knock it til you try it...

    Wasnt knocking it, it is actually a brilliant idea, always wondered why some people had cables coming from their seat post (dont laugh at me, and ive only seen pictures of these) just was a little shocked at the price.

    Now that you mention "ruining the flow" it begins to make more sense.
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  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    GT-Arrowhead wrote:
    lawman wrote:
    I certainly don't enjoy riding as much without one. I can do it fine, but it's no where near as fun and I think alot of people go faster with the seat down. Joys of a dropper is as soon it heads up again as it often does on a trail, you don't have to stop and ruin the flow. Don't knock it til you try it...

    Wasnt knocking it, it is actually a brilliant idea, always wondered why some people had cables coming from their seat post (dont laugh at me, and ive only seen pictures of these) just was a little shocked at the price.

    Now that you mention "ruining the flow" it begins to make more sense.

    £160 is a very good price for a dropper, I payed £250 for my Reverb. But it is a really top piece of kit, and they don't come cheap.
  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    I think the price is justifiable compared to most mtb kit. I just don't care about riding saddle down enough to care. I don't do trail centres so anything silly i do with my saddle down tends to be something on its own not part of a trail.
  • gt-arrowhead
    gt-arrowhead Posts: 2,507
    lawman wrote:
    GT-Arrowhead wrote:
    lawman wrote:
    I certainly don't enjoy riding as much without one. I can do it fine, but it's no where near as fun and I think alot of people go faster with the seat down. Joys of a dropper is as soon it heads up again as it often does on a trail, you don't have to stop and ruin the flow. Don't knock it til you try it...

    Wasnt knocking it, it is actually a brilliant idea, always wondered why some people had cables coming from their seat post (dont laugh at me, and ive only seen pictures of these) just was a little shocked at the price.

    Now that you mention "ruining the flow" it begins to make more sense.

    £160 is a very good price for a dropper, I payed £250 for my Reverb. But it is a really top piece of kit, and they don't come cheap.

    Wow! £250! And i guess it would really piss you off eventually having to get on and off adjusting saddle position to the point where that price is fine. Im yet to ride my first trail or DH track (I hate living in London) so i wouldnt really know. If you pay £250 it must be a top piece of kit for sure.
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  • gt-arrowhead
    gt-arrowhead Posts: 2,507
    bennett_346 wrote:
    I think the price is justifiable compared to most mtb kit. I just don't care about riding saddle down enough to care. I don't do trail centres so anything silly i do with my saddle down tends to be something on its own not part of a trail.

    Makes sense.

    Some mtb kit is defo madly priced.
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  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    Namely fox kit. I think their dropper was like £340 RRP.
  • gt-arrowhead
    gt-arrowhead Posts: 2,507
    Thats mental...You can make decent bike build out of £340!
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  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    Debateable but yes mental.
  • angry_bird
    angry_bird Posts: 3,787
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    Just ordered one of these, and a more motivational one for the roadie, and a couple as gifts for people. Pointless I know, but I don't care :lol:
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