Collection: Seat Posts

Find your ideal bike seat post at MTB Direct

Find the seat post that will transform your ride at MTB Direct. Bike seat posts are the small parts that make a huge difference to your ride. A quality seat post keeps your saddle secure mid-descent, is self-adjustable for perfect height and forward and aft positioning when you’re on your bike and absorbs vibrations from the trail or road.

But what kind of seat post is right for your style of riding? Deciding between a rigid, suspension or dropper post is the first thing to consider. Rigid posts are typically set-and-forget once you dial in the right saddle height and require manual adjustments while suspension posts and dropper posts can be adjusted mid-ride, either from the handlebar or a seatpost located remote lever. A rigid seat post is lighter and often more affordable than a dropper post due to fewer moving parts. They offer smooth power transfer between rider and bike and often suit downhill racing, non-technical downhill terrain, road riding and DJ riders. Dropper posts are a game-changing MTB component for Enduro and trail riders and once you’ve experienced the difference purpose-built mountain bike seat posts make on a gnarly line, you won’t want to ever be without one.

Once you’ve dialled into the right kind of adjustability, choose from carbon, alloy and aluminium options. For XC riders, a lightweight carbon post like the shaves weight while damping trail chatter. Enduro rigs benefit from beefier aluminium posts with more set back, so you can shift weight for technical descents without sacrificing climbing position. Diameter matters, too – most modern mountain bikes rock 30.9mm or 31.6mm posts, while some XC race bikes still cling to skinny 27.2mm for compliance. MTB Direct makes seat post shopping easy, with search filters for diameter, length of drop and price. Join us on a journey to ride different and check out the range today.