Seatpost dropper - remote necessary?

notax
notax Posts: 138
edited June 2012 in MTB general
I've finally decided to buy a dropper after 15 years of riding without one... As I'd like it to fit mt old O5 unfortunately it needs to be 27.2 which limits my choice. Is it worth buying one with a remote? Miss Notax thinks so, but never having used one of any type I'm not sure. If I can avoid the cable routing and make it easier to swap from bike to bike, so much the better. What are your experiences?
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  • styxd
    styxd Posts: 3,234
    Pointless without a remote.
  • 1mancity2
    1mancity2 Posts: 2,355
    Keeps both your hands on the bars, you don't want to fiddling with your seat when it starts getting rough.
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Yep, get a remote.
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  • DodgeT
    DodgeT Posts: 2,255
    Remote. I'm often changing position when on rough ground and wouldn't be taking my hand off the bars to fiddle under the saddle.

    Can you imagine going down the mega route and riding one handed while you adjust your saddle to the correct height for the oncoming drop, then popping it back up for the quick blast of a climb etc?
  • miss notax
    miss notax Posts: 2,572
    DodgeT wrote:
    Can you imagine going down the mega route and riding one handed while you adjust your saddle to the correct height for the oncoming drop, then popping it back up for the quick blast of a climb etc?

    My thoughts exactly :D

    Sounds like the quickest route to A&E to me (and Notax needs no additional help in that respect!) :lol:

    I hate to say i'm right Notax, but I am :wink:
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    The remote is a definite advantage that's worth getting, but they're still usable without.
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  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    All the posts i consider worth having only come with a remote anyway.
  • Matt-r8
    Matt-r8 Posts: 298
    I have the ks950i dropper seat post, and I don't have the remote fitted. Does make things tricky at times though.
  • bluechair84
    bluechair84 Posts: 4,352
    Having just got one without a remote, I can feel that I'm going to be in sitation when i wish I did have it. I'll likely upgrade in the future but it depends where you ride. trail centres for instance I imagine remote's aren't so necessary. Natural terrain more so because of the varied nature.
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  • chazkayak
    chazkayak Posts: 193
    Remote is a must!!! You will see why when you get to the Mega!!
  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    DodgeT wrote:
    Can you imagine going down the mega route and riding one handed while you adjust your saddle to the correct height for the oncoming drop, then popping it back up for the quick blast of a climb etc?

    On a run like that my seat would be all the way down anyway. It would only come up for the climbs
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  • DodgeT
    DodgeT Posts: 2,255
    felix.london wrote:
    DodgeT wrote:
    Can you imagine going down the mega route and riding one handed while you adjust your saddle to the correct height for the oncoming drop, then popping it back up for the quick blast of a climb etc?

    On a run like that my seat would be all the way down anyway. It would only come up for the climbs

    So you agree then. :)



    End of the day, to answer the OP's question, no, a remote is not necessary. IMO it makes the whole dropper post thing seem useful, without I don't think it would be.

    I was very sceptical before I bought my first dropper, thought they were a gimmick. How wrong was I.

    You may try one without remote and like it, but i'm pretty dam sure if you then tried one with a remote, you wouldn't go back.
  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    DodgeT wrote:
    felix.london wrote:
    DodgeT wrote:
    Can you imagine going down the mega route and riding one handed while you adjust your saddle to the correct height for the oncoming drop, then popping it back up for the quick blast of a climb etc?

    On a run like that my seat would be all the way down anyway. It would only come up for the climbs

    So you agree then. :)

    yes...if you're talking about one of those pesky mid-climb drop-offs :wink:
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  • DodgeT
    DodgeT Posts: 2,255
    Sounds dodgy that, i'd definately want a remote :)
  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    felix.london wrote:
    pesky mid-climb drop-offs :wink:
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  • DodgeT
    DodgeT Posts: 2,255
    /\ /\ On one of the trails last week, was a long climb and then there was the odd big step or 2 to get up mid climb. It really helped to tweak the seat down a touch for getting up the steps, then back up to full height for the rest of the climb without stopping.
    It's not all about going down..
  • notax
    notax Posts: 138
    Thanks for all the replies - even if they tend to side with Miss Notax....
  • 1mancity2
    1mancity2 Posts: 2,355
    DodgeT wrote:
    It's not all about going down..

    Yes it is, your turning into a xc muncher!!!
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  • bluechair84
    bluechair84 Posts: 4,352
    1mancity2 wrote:
    DodgeT wrote:
    It's not all about going down..

    Yes it is, your turning into a xc muncher!!!
    This man speaketh the truth!
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  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    :lol::lol:
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  • Raymondavalon
    Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
    styxd wrote:
    Pointless without a remote.

    ^^This^^

    I bailed twice reaching under the saddle to raise/lower the seatpost.. I then upgraded to the remote, best improvement ever.
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  • DodgeT
    DodgeT Posts: 2,255
    1mancity2 wrote:
    DodgeT wrote:
    It's not all about going down..

    Yes it is, your turning into a xc muncher!!!

    It wasnt at coed y brenin yesterday.... Some good descents (on the mbr) but some good climbs too. Well, I say good as they were rewarded with good descents.

    Still trying to find the trail which is like this escher-stair.jpg
  • DodgeT
    DodgeT Posts: 2,255
    1mancity2 wrote:
    DodgeT wrote:
    It's not all about going down..

    Yes it is, your turning into a xc muncher!!!


    Anyway, I meant with reference to the use of a dropper post..

    No chance of me going lycra on you :)
  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    The Marin trail in Betws y coed is kind of like that Escher sketch. Climb forever and a day, and no rewarding descent at the top.
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  • Thewaylander
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    YeehaaMcgee wrote:
    The Marin trail in Betws y coed is kind of like that Escher sketch. Climb forever and a day, and no rewarding descent at the top.

    Yeh we thought that when it i rode it a couple of years back... evil!!!
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Thewaylander wrote:
    YeehaaMcgee wrote:
    The Marin trail in Betws y coed is kind of like that Escher sketch. Climb forever and a day, and no rewarding descent at the top.

    Yeh we thought that when it i rode it a couple of years back... evil!!!

    Ride it backwards then! :lol:
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  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    bails87 wrote:
    Thewaylander wrote:
    YeehaaMcgee wrote:
    The Marin trail in Betws y coed is kind of like that Escher sketch. Climb forever and a day, and no rewarding descent at the top.

    Yeh we thought that when it i rode it a couple of years back... evil!!!

    Ride it backwards then! :lol:

    Feel the same, it was 20k of fire track and a few k of single track as far asmy memory works lol, miss the only good bit :p But i appreciated hte idea behind that lol
  • plugp7
    plugp7 Posts: 298
    edited June 2012
    Ooops. Wrong thread.
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    plugp7 wrote:
    I read in another forum that seatpost dropper is a poor excuse for someone who has not yet grasped cockpit technique!!! Interesting point.
    It's not an interesting point, it's utter nonsense.
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  • cooldad
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    And an edit fail
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