Seat Down Vs Seat Up - What's Actually The Difference For Mountain Biking? 8

We all know about the benefits of dropping your seat for descents, but not all of us do it. So, what happens when you make a die hard XC rider with his seat set to the millimetre lower his seat for a gnarly downhill? And, more interestingly perhaps, what happens when you take two world class downhillers and make them ride with their seats up?

The results are certainly surprising. How fast is an XC rider , and how much do downhillers rely on bike position?!

Music: Tijuana Bibles - Running Red Fruit.

Credit: Global Mountain Bike Network
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ajax
9 years ago
They should've tried to mix downhill and a bit of pedaling section
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piperpilot964
9 years ago
Better to not have the "boys" so close to the seat on the downhill....unless you like to live dangerously.
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Scrub
9 years ago
If you like to ride the descents cautiously and stressed about every feature that you come across, then ride with your seat post in the higher position. But if you want to have fun and not have to think about if you are going to get bucked or snagged on the seat, then drop that post.
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sideshow
9 years ago
I like what these guys are doing. This bodes well for more to come from GMBN.