Mountain Bike Setback Seatpost

Luckily unlike droppers rigid seatposts can be cut to length.

Mountain bike setback seatpost.

Straight and setback seatposts seatposts are available in different offsets ranging from 0 degrees to 35 degrees. When we talk about seatpost setback we are referring to how far behind the saddle of your bike is positioned. In everyday english that would be the backward inclination of your seat post which makes your saddle fall behind the crank if measured in a straight vertical line. The amount of setback or offset is best determined through a basic bike fit at a participating bike shop.

With contemporary mountain bike kinematics becoming lower longer and slacker the result has culminated in longer seatposts. The shockdrop uses the same suspension system as the shockstop seatpost but doubles as a dropper. Satori trident of road bike bicycle carbon fiber aluminum alloy 18mm offset setback seatpost seat post with adjustable clamp 27 2 30 9 31 6mm x 350mm 4 0 out of 5 stars 2 49 90 49. Rigid seatposts are found on all types of bikes including mountain bikes road cyclocross and gravel.

A setback post puts you further behind your crankset and a straight seatpost moves you closer. Forged aluminum w machined finish. A zero setback post is sometimes used to refer to a post with no layback in the shaft and the clamp directly in line with the shaft centre. Full range of bike seatposts at chain reaction cycles.

Cane creek thudbuster st best mtb suspension seat post. Gravel bikes e bikes hardtail mountain bikes tandem bikes folding bikes road bikes travel. Inline zero setback posts are more commonly used in mtb with most road posts having the clamp positioned with some element of setback. Now why would we want our bike seat to be in this position.

Once you have the desired position over your cranks bb then you can select a stem with length rise to set your reach. Both prototypes have 35mm of suspension travel. Buy cycle seatposts with free worldwide shipping available. Up to 330 lbs diameter direct fit.

Although these are still in prototype stage expect two versions for mountain and gravel all road bikes. As the name implies rigid bicycle seatposts are simply a hollow tube usually made of aluminum alloy or carbon fiber that has a clamping mechanism at the top to secure your saddle. Redshift s latest creation is the shockdrop suspension dropper seatpost.