Dropper post on On-One 456 Evo2

Previously, it was never occurred to me that I ever need a dropper post.  It was for 2 reasons: -

1. It is expensive,
2. I can easily make do without it with butt-behind-the-saddle technique.

For what a dropper post worth for, it lower your seatpost without the hassle of unclamping seatpost clamp whenever you are tackling a tough descend.

Lucky me, I was presented with a rare opportunity of getting my hands on it for mere a fraction of the cost.  The catch are, it is 4 years old and without remote trigger.

My conclusion in a word = AWESOME

In a sentence = My second best upgrade after longer travel fork.

The function of a dropper post is a no-brainer but the ability to lower the seatpost in a fraction of time helps me to enjoy the trail more.

Benefits of lowered seatpost as oppose to butt-behind-the-saddle is a better control of handlebar. Butt-behind-the-saddle has a drawback of extended arms and torso that cause limited navigation of the handlebar. While is wasn't much of a problem for a short stretch of descend, prolonging the extended arms and torso on longer descend can caused fatigue.

"Steel is real" itu nampak poyo

Since the beginning of my MTB life, I must have owned more than 10 frames in total.  At a point of time, 6 bicycles inside the house; 2 on stairways, 2 hanging on the wall, 2 at the balcony,  From there, I started selling off the bicycles (mostly MTB) and acquired more diversified type of bicycle instead.

Lets see what do I have in my stable at the moment: -

Location: Bukit Kiara

1. On-One 456 Evo2
Type: 26" Chromoly Hardtail Trail
Purpose: Primary bike for regular weekend ride.

Location: Kampung Sungai Pusu

2. Surly Troll
Type: 26" Touring with 100mm corrected rigid fork, sometime swap with 100mm fork for son's ride
Purpose: touring / mtb

3. KHS Alite 1000
Type: Old alloy 26" frame with rigid fork & skinny tires
Purpose: Wife's rig.  Fast rolling steed on some needy occasions.

4. Panasonic Beans House
Type: 20" folding bike
Purpose: Quick getaway bike to Surau & places.  Must be locked when not in move.

5. Miyata Olive
Type: Mamachari, town/city bike
Purpose: Even quicker getaway bike to Surau & places.  Quick not for the speed, rather the bike is equipped with rear wheel mounted lock that lock with a push of a "button" so to speak.  This bike is so not attractive/cool that even my kids rather took beaten-up and rusty bike to run errands.

Bikes and acquired date