Mountain Bike Setback Seatpost

The seatpost positions you relative to the cranks bb not the handlebars and this position has many considerations such as body type frame geometry and personal preference.

Mountain bike setback seatpost. Inline zero setback posts are more commonly used in mtb with most road posts having the clamp positioned with some element of setback. You mean a setback seatpost not stem. Once you have the desired position over your cranks bb then you can select a stem with length rise to set your reach. Buy cycle seatposts with free worldwide shipping available.

While hardtails don t often have insertion issues full suspension frames may have pivots in the seat tube which limit how far down a seatpost can go. Forged aluminum w machined finish. Gravel bikes e bikes hardtail mountain bikes tandem bikes folding bikes road bikes travel. Luckily unlike droppers rigid seatposts can be cut to length.

When we talk about seatpost setback we are referring to how far behind the saddle of your bike is positioned. Straight and setback seatposts seatposts are available in different offsets ranging from 0 degrees to 35 degrees. 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. Cane creek thudbuster st best mtb suspension seat post.

The amount of setback or offset is best determined through a basic bike fit at a participating bike shop. A setback post puts you further behind your crankset and a straight seatpost moves you closer. Both prototypes have 35mm of suspension travel. Full range of bike seatposts at chain reaction cycles.

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. Redshift s latest creation is the shockdrop suspension dropper seatpost. With contemporary mountain bike kinematics becoming lower longer and slacker the result has culminated in longer seatposts. Although these are still in prototype stage expect two versions for mountain and gravel all road bikes.

The shockdrop uses the same suspension system as the shockstop seatpost but doubles as a dropper. Up to 330 lbs diameter direct fit. 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.