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On the fly saddle height adjustment

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

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Damiano Machiavelli said:
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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. :p

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

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