Originally Posted by
NYMXer
Dropper seats are popular for Mtb riding, so that on steep descends, you can get your butt further back to help maintain a central balance and not get nose tippy.
I don't see it transferring over to road cycling at all. Any possible downhill gains (minimal at best) would be offset by the additional weight, even if ever so slight.
But they already have to add weight to the pros bikes to get them up to minimum weight, why not use a dropper instead?
I love my dropper on my mountain bike. I've never felt a need for one on the road where I live.
For those of you who don't know, you can buy aero ones or "internally routed" cabling ones, so the aesthetics aren't an issue.
And yes, they're expensive, even though they're just a glorified suspension seatpost with a lockout...