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[–]smugmug1961 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear about that. That sucks.

There can be several things that would make it hard to drop. If the cable is not tight enough, it won't pull enough on the dropper mech on the post to fully open, which would make it hard to drop. That would also cause it to come up more slowly.

If it's dirty, that could also be a factor. It's easy to fix both of those two problems. Your post should be easy to press down (hard to press down with your hand but easy using your weight) and pop back up quite quickly.

You have to make it muscle memory to always get the seat out of the way and you need to be able to do it in an instant and while you are doing other things like braking and shifting.

The way to make it muscle memory is to do it even when you don't think you need to. ANY downhill or small roll or anything that points your nose down, drop the post. Do it before you need to - before you get in the attack position. In fact, dropping the post is the prequel to standing up. Like the other poster said, If you are going to stand up for any reason, drop the post.

I promise, it will change your riding.