Hi all, I'm fairly new to this sport, having only done a couple outings on a rigid 90's MTB I bought for $20 (first pic). That bike is steel, and has a quick-release lever that allows the seatpost to be easily lowered. And I'm fine with that for mtb use as I can keep the seat high for road riding/riding to trails, and then easily drop it at the trailhead. And it's steel, which can basically flex an infinite number of times without losing strength.
However, I recently finished refurbing a pretty sweet early 2000's Gary Fisher hardtail that is aluminum and doesn't have a quick-release seatpost. This is a higher-end and theoretically more capable bicycle, and I'd like to start riding it off-road. I know that, ultimately, a dropper post will be the best choice, but for the time being I'm wondering if I should be lowering the seatpost prior to each trail excursion. Aluminum weakens each time it flexes and this bike doesn't have a quick-release, making it more of a pain. Thoughts?
by gregn8r1
4 Comments
You’ll be fine. You could probably put a quick release seatpost clamp on there if you really wanted to.
Perfectly safe to adjust as needed. Just apply a thin layer of grease on the seat tube and inside the frame.
You can buy a quick release clamp very cheap but I’d just get an external dropper they are addictive and you’ll never want to go back.
And please remove that dork disk 😆