"The Gravity Dropper seatpost. Flick a lever and bounce on the seat to drop it, flick the lever back to pop the seat back up. It's surprisingly light, too"
wow...the seat post I've been waiting for....any more details....like, weight, and is the lever on the post or is it remote on the handlebar.
....and, how soon can I get one, ...and where from?????
cheer paul
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 It's pretty light. There's two versions, one with a plunger on the post and the other with a remote switch on the bar. They're looking for UK distribution...
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 does it not hit you in the sack when it comes back up?
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 Perhaps thats part of the thrill ;)
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Perhaps thats part of the thrill ;)
Obviiously designed by a woman :)
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 I'm liking the Alutech hub, means you could run saint without shimano discs..
Any ideas when we can get hold of them, or Saint for that matter. I NEED it as my gear hanger is broken off and this would solve my problems...
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cheers for the details, don't know if I can wait till they find a distributer........are they on sale now in the US, and if so how mcuh ??
cheers, Paul
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 Sounds cool. A bit like using a QR then :p
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a bit, indeed......but not at all really!!, as with this one, I don't have to stop (v-usefull when racing), and goes back to exact right height again in the flick of a lever on the bars.........well,.....does it for me anyway!! amazing what ya get excited about eh!!!
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cool, I want one and I want it know :)
Been dreaming about such a seat :)
dyl
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If you sit on it and then pop it up your weight slows it down. It's very light, too. With any luck they'll be sending us one to play with...
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 A few of us were designing something like the seat post out on the trials a couple of weeks back, this will save a lot of welding, I'm up for getting on right now!
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 After much searching on the interweb thingy, I've finally found it:
http://www.descenderpost.com/
It may be what we've all been waiting for but it comes at a price - $250 with remote bar switch, $180 for post mounted adjuster knob.
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Just decided that my seat height is just perfect, thankyou :)
can we in the UK buy direct ?? or like most things no direct US sales, if so it'll cost £250 UK I'm sure over here :(
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 $250?? Are they having a giraffe?!! I know it'd work better than a Hite-Rite as there won't be the friction but even so......
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 Why not just use a centre punch to mark your perfect heights on your current seat post?
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cause you still have to get off the bike and stop, my seat is already marked but with a knife.
Problem is, I'm generally to lazy to lower my seat, and normally end up crashing because of :)
Ofcourse, I'd proberley be to lazy to flick a lever :)
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 I've put in a request to have this little beauty added to the product list, it appears to no avail. I was always sick of stopping and lowering my seat for downhills. With the Gravity dropper I click a trigger on my handle bars and can drop my seat by 1 inch or 4 inches. Santa Cruz were offering this post as an option on builds when I was in the US last year. I've had it a year and although it adds a little weight, it more than makes up for it as my seat is always at the height I want. I love it. I've found this place in Essex that does them Riverside Cycle Centre and their customer service is excellent. For more detailed info checkout the Gravity Dropper Website.
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 Think this product comes through Zyro.
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 you can do this for a few quid or using stuff lying around the garage. and they weight almost nothing
Basically you need to form a spring similar in size and resistance to those forearm pumper upper grip things.
On the ends of these you need to make a loop, two little spots of welding here (get help from an adult).
Fix one loop through the QR clap (so it rotates freely.
Now heres the science part...get another seatclamp post (not QR) and attach to the seatpost, now attach the spring.
Adjust your seatpost to the correct height and tighten up the camp on the seatpost.
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Basically you release the QR on the seat and your saddle drops, clamp the qr up again and ride the descent/tech section. Pop the QR and the spring pushes the saddle up (sometime with a couple of bashes from the thighs to get it moving a little quicker) clamp up the QR with the saddle at the same height as before you dropped it.
bodge a good un.
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