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These arrived this morning and i want to share them with you all..... hoAt :D







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I've gone the dropper. I've always said that it was pointless me having one, as I rarely come across a trail/stunt etc where I need to drop the saddle. It wasn't until dong a recent Gravity Enduro at Stromlo where my eyes were opened to the benefits of lowering the saddle. Yes there is nothing technical enough to drop the saddle, but you can go faster and have more fun with a lower saddle. It just so happens that I like having fun on my bike so I decided it was for me after all. I wanted one that had an intermediate lock in position so I could have some sort of consistency, fortunately my bike shop had this Specialized one which has a lock out point 35mm below max height. Its also at the cheaper end of market (which is what I needed) and got some good reviews so its now sitting on my bike ready for its first test run. Probably not going to need it much at Lysterfield on the weekend but im sure it will get a bit of use.
 
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I've gone the dropper. I've always said that it was pointless me having one, as I rarely come across a trail/stunt etc where I need to drop the saddle. It wasn't until dong a recent Gravity Enduro at Stromlo where my eyes were opened to the benefits of lowering the saddle. Yes there is nothing technical enough to drop the saddle, but you can go faster and have more fun with a lower saddle. It just so happens that I like having fun on my bike so I decided it was for me after all. I wanted one that had an intermediate lock in position so I could have some sort of consistency, fortunately my bike shop had this Specialized one which has a lock out point 35mm below max height. Its also at the cheaper end of market (which is what I needed) and got some good reviews so its now sitting on my bike ready for its first test run. Probably not going to need it much at Lysterfield on the weekend but im sure it will get a bit of use.
running the same one... you dont realise how much good they do until you actually use it! love running it fully dropped on descents so you can really lay the bike over.
 
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All I Can say is ‘WHY THE HELL DID I NOT GET ONE EARLIER’!! Such a great addition to the bike and totally suits my riding. I don’t have anything else to compare to but it worked well for me. It will take a little while to perfect getting it straight into the middle position but I didn’t have too much trouble on Saturday. One thing that will take awhile is riding with it all the way down, my legs instantly die if it’s not fairly steep, especially if I don’t get it into the middle position and it drops all the way.

I found out about Cressy Descent when I got to Lysterfield. Would have loved to do it but the only reason I took the bike was that an old friend from primary school who I still catch up with is just getting into riding and wanted to go for a ride. Considering he struggled with Lysterfield blue trails I think You Yangs might have been a bit difficult for him. Plus I’ve got to save up my browny points for the Bright MTB festival. Hope you guys all had fun.

P.S. Sick Banshee Mike!! (No MTBR challenge in the proxy this year?)
 
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I got a nice set of Sid XX carbon's for my 9 year old Norco Hardtail. I sold my old KHS to fund it (well part of it anyway) and it was money well spent. Had so much fun on it this morning. It was already a great bike but this has made it so much better. Will be selling my Cannondale soon so this will be my main bike for a few months. Before I sold the KHS I swapped over the wheels as I really liked the Mavics on it, plus I swapped over the brakes as the original's on the Norco were useless. Its like a totally different bike to ride now :cool:

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