On the fly saddle height adjustment

[Damiano Machiavelli]

Basso's seatpost allows 1 mm adjustments by twisting the seatpost.

 

[ElChingon]

I could see some bike shop having one to nail down the height for a customer but on a Pro riders bike? Anyone still trying to figure that out has issues.

 

[Martin318is]

Some people just continually fiddle with their position, every ride, every day.

Case in point - the absolute master at this, Eddy M.

 

[laziali]

I could see some bike shop having one to nail down the height for a customer but on a Pro riders bike? Anyone still trying to figure that out has issues.

Read the CN story dude. Special case for Basso's riding styles

 

[Bustedknuckle]

Some people just continually fiddle with their position, every ride, every day.

Case in point - the absolute master at this, Eddy M.

After he hurt his back..

 

[Martin318is]

Yep - but he also rode some races with a spanner in his pocket. There is video footage of him somewhere - dont have time to google it - riding his bike while lowering his saddle for a descent.

 

[Damiano Machiavelli]

Old school MTB tech, the Hite Rite. Whatever happened to those things? They were simple and cheap. Now there are seat post droppers that cost several hundred bucks.

 

[Captain Serious]

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Basso's seatpost allows 1 mm adjustments by twisting the seatpost.

That's a great idea! I've been wanting something like that for years. I want one.

I'm one of those guys with a slightly dodgy back who's always adjusting his saddle height. On good days I can have it a little higher, and on bad days, when my hammies and lower back are a bit tight, I've gotta drop it a few mm. Unfortunately, I often can't tell what sort of 'back day' I'm having until I'm thoroughly warmed or when the 'hammer' has dropped in a race or fast group ride.

When I've got the height wrong in races, I've even resorted to adjusting the tilt while in the bunch, to effectively raise or lower saddle a few mm. This is much harder than you think...and probabably dangerous.

Yes, I stretch, etc, but even so, my back seems to do as it pleases. Maybe it's how I sleep.