Wednesday, August 17, 2011

My New Favorite Bicycle Accessory!

The Rockshox Reverb dropper seatpost is by far the best invention to date for the all mountain rider. With a hydraulic remote button to change your seatpost height on the fly, what in world could be better?

This was an early birthday gift from Bryce and I was so fortunate to have it on our trip to Crested Butte last week. It makes going downhill even more fun than it already is on a 6in travel bike!

Simply amazing...

The remote is perfectly placed so that you don't have to take your hands off the bars to hit the switch to raise it or put it down. The Orbea Rallon just got a facelift and it pretty much changed my entire view of all mountain riding. Giddy up!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

So when do you adjust the seatpost height? Do you go lower during climbs? Interesting, I've never heard of this before.

Erin said...

Exactly the opposite...you go lower during the descents and keep it higher during the climbs. Having a lower center of gravity while going down hill and corning makes the bike much easier to handle!

Anonymous said...

Neat, thanks, that makes sense. Also, do you happen to know if this accessory would be legal in UCI or XTERRA competitions?

Erin said...

Other than the extra weight, I don't see why you couldn't/wouldn't run it in an XTERRA or UCI sanctioned race!