Gravity Dropper Users - Question

[mdbradigan]

Quick question for any of you Gravity Dropper's out there:

I've been looking at the kit as a great idea for a while now, but here's my main concern - at full drop how high is the seat off the seat-stay?

Example - I'm currently riding an '06 Enduro and like to have the seat dropped pretty much all the way down to the stops on the down-hills, and kinda wished I could get it even further. How much is the control mechanism on the Gravity Dropper going to add to this equation? Are we talking 1-2", or 3-4" (what it looks like to me, just looking at pics on-line)

Thanks for any help folks,

MdB.

[JamR]

Stock version is a 3" drop, but I believe you can get a 4" drop for no extra charge.

I was planning on ordering the 4" version later this week.

[cru jones]

theres a full write-up in the new MBA. check it out.

[PHAT TIRE]

Originally Posted by cru jones

theres a full write-up in the new MBA. check it out.

Just saw this. I like the hydrulic feature of that new one that you can push back up. But another thing to bleed? And $250 so you don't have to get off to lower and raise your seat. Sounds like it'd be good for only serious racers.

[gurp13]

Originally Posted by PHAT TIRE

Just saw this. I like the hydrulic feature of that new one that you can push back up. But another thing to bleed? And $250 so you don't have to get off to lower and raise your seat. Sounds like it'd be good for only serious racers.

Or, for people for whom $250 is no big deal. ie. not me. I guess I'll just have to manually adjust my seat for now.

[CalEpic]

The gravity dropper is pretty cool. I have the 4" drop and it works well. The mechanism will take up about 1" additional over a traditional seatpost dropping all the way. I was not aware they came out with a hydraulic version. Mine is cable operated.

People make fun of them but for trails with big ups and downs it's one of the greatest inventions ever.

They are pretty heavy though.

C

[mdbradigan]

Thanks for the answers CalEpic -that was exactly what I was looking for. I figured it'd be heavy, but I like to charge downhills with seat as low as possible and I like to climb with seat high - and I don't always have clear delineations on which area will be which - I figured a GD would be perfect. Am also trying to figure out ways to make my bike (and me) lighter tho...so maybe I'll hold off for a while.
Thanks again for answering my questions - I appreciate it.

[tkblazer]

i believe the hydraulic post they're talking about is the Maverick Speedball. i wouldn't mind getting a GD, but dropping that much loot on a seat post is hard to justify. maybe when i get my tax refund...

[ApexMan]

I've seen the GD and it's nifty. Before that came along though I wateched my friend perfect the art of slamin' his seat down and pop it back up while still riding, him having a 43" inseem you can see his need to maximise seat clearance when decending and seated properly for a climb. I've watched him get either position set in under 4 seconds most of the time... Now that I have a post that is not telescopic I too am learning this technique, though, if you are looking for seconds for a better race advantage I can see the GD as a sound investment.

[mdbradigan]

Yeah, I'm just not that talented. I take my hands off the bars at speed and I'm roadkill I'll have to work on that though...thanks for the motivation.