What is a Dropper Post and Why do you need one?

What is a Dropper Post and Why do you need one?

Dropper posts have become mainstream over the last few years on mountain bikes, Even some gravel and hybrid bikes are starting to get them!

What is it? Basically a fancy office chair actuator for your bike seat.

Push a button on the handlebar, sit on the seat and it will go down. Push the button again without weight on the seat and it will raise back up!

Most of the time on mountain bikes we compensate with a slightly lower saddle height than ideal. This allows us to still get off the saddle but be mostly efficient in pedaling.

A Dropper post allows you to raise your seat even more to the most efficient level for your body, like you would on a road bike. Just a half inch to an inch makes a huge difference in pedaling efficiency.

When to use a dropper post? Obviously going downhill is it's main feature. But its good at so much more!

1- Descend
2- getting on and off the bike
3- cornering - lower your center of gravity
4-emergency stop - hit button, drop seat stable feet on ground
5-When you are stopped - stop resting on your top tube

Most mountain bikes made in the last 3 years are dropper post ready. If you are in the market for a "future proof" bike, make sure it is Dropper post ready, otherwise walk away.

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