Originally Posted by
zeo_max
Oh I see what you mean. It's a seat mast. You can't lower this. It is cut to fit you at the time of purchase and then it stays there permanently. Anyway as you see, this is a XC dedicated bike, so there is an advantage in that seat mast, in terms of giving the frame a stiffer feel.
Even on an xc bike I like the option of lowering my saddle. It's not a dedicated xc bike, it's a dedicated xc racing bike.