Dropper Post - Rockshox Reverb

daff

Hi

Looking for bit of advice please

I can get a Rockshox Reverb dropper post for just over £100 in excellent condition, but am unsure if it would help my rides?
I've recently got new Voodoo Bizango - it's a great bike and I love going round Nant Yr Arian on it - having a great time.
My question is, would the dropper post help my riding? I'm fairly old school and this is my first venture into the "new" world of 29ers.
Is a dropper post worth it for trail riding? I'm not planning on doing major downhill stuff, just mostly singletrack

Cheers

eric_draven

It does take out the hassle of having to raise and drop your seat,i bought one for my Transition Bandit last year,and it was this is so easy after 20 odd years without one,it won't make you a better rider but will be a lot more convenient for you,my Solaris came with a Spesh command in it but i took it out as more of an xc bike for me

buddy_club

Its mostly a matter of opinion, but of most of the people i know that have owned one absolutely love it. I first bought mine for my old Bizango and it really does make a big difference to your riding.

cooldad

If you change your saddle height during a ride it will help, if not it won't.

iwilldoit

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19767647#p19767647]daff[/url] wrote:

Hi

Looking for bit of advice please

I can get a Rockshox Reverb dropper post for just over £100 in excellent condition, but am unsure if it would help my rides?
I've recently got new Voodoo Bizango - it's a great bike and I love going round Nant Yr Arian on it - having a great time.
My question is, would the dropper post help my riding? I'm fairly old school and this is my first venture into the "new" world of 29ers.
Is a dropper post worth it for trail riding? I'm not planning on doing major downhill stuff, just mostly singletrack
Cheers

Hi Daff.

I ride Nant a lot as well and to me a dropper is worth every penny, I'm quite tall and if I don't drop my seat I get punted over the bars on drop off's and was to lazy to stop and rise and lower my saddle on a std post so it's helped me a lot.

JGTR

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19767718#p19767718]cooldad[/url] wrote:

If you change your saddle height during a ride it will help, if not it won't.

Depends where I am, at Afan with the long downhill sections I dropped my post manually, where I ride locally the downhill sections are so short I don't bother as it would mean stopping and starting too often,, I will be getting a dropper specifically for local riding.

Rigga

I've been mtbing for over 20yrs now, xc, trail centre's etc and I've never felt the need to alter my seat height. Maybe I'm just hardcore

The Rookie

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19767720#p19767720]iwilldoit[/url] wrote:

Hi Daff.

I ride Nant a lot as well and to me a dropper is worth every penny, I'm quite tall and if I don't drop my seat I get punted over the bars on drop off's and was to lazy to stop and rise and lower my saddle on a std post so it's helped me a lot.

Not sure what difference how tall you are makes?

step83

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19767739#p19767739]The Rookie[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19767720#p19767720]iwilldoit[/url] wrote:

Hi Daff.

I ride Nant a lot as well and to me a dropper is worth every penny, I'm quite tall and if I don't drop my seat I get punted over the bars on drop off's and was to lazy to stop and rise and lower my saddle on a std post so it's helped me a lot.

Not sure what difference how tall you are makes?

Exactly height makes no odds, riding style does I use one just I prefer having the saddle about half way down the droppers extension. If feel you need to change the saddle height for different things then yes its worth it. If not then no. Try an make a mental note of how many times in a ride you change the saddle height an decide from there.

The Rookie

More accurately I guess, do you compromise saddle height for peddling to help you through tech stuff, I used to run the saddle an inch lower than normal for techies rides, and then stop occasionally and drop it further, now I have a dropper for tech rides and use the lightweight rigid for XC rides.