Duxuk wrote:
I ride all kinds of terrain but when I adjust my saddle I never move it by more than an inch. I've only tried a dropper on one demo day but it was a decent ride and I was unmoved. I just don't see that I need a dropper myself. I read a blog yesterday where the author said he had one but never remembered to use it whilst riding. They are scandalously expensive for a relatively simple device. A shock for £80 has more components so why are we asked to pay £300 for a dropper?
Cheaper ones are available, but I agree they seem expensive for what they are. I guess they take a bit of a beating though (always getting sprayed with mud, carrying most of someone's body weight, need to be able to move a lot as well as remain static).
I have definitely become a more confident and faster rider who is willing to do more technical and steeper stuff since getting one. That's probably true of most who have one, but nothing suits everyone.