This article originally appeared on BikeRadar
A mechanical problem at a critical moment of the Tour de France can end an overall contender's chances if he doesn't get a quick bike change. Although Mavic neutral support has overhauled how it supports riders, and team cars have back-up bikes for each rider, on mountain stages often these vehicles often just aren't close enough. For BMC Racing, the Swiss bike company cooked up a back-up plan for team leader Richie Porte, involving a custom dropper post on teammate Danilo Wyss' bike.
It is common practice for riders to give up their bike so their team leader can continue the race. Then the teammate will wait for a team car to bring up his spare.
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The problem is, there is often a bit of a discrepancy in rider heights and thus saddle heights. Porte stands 172cm and rides a 47cm Teammachine SLR01. Wyss is the closest rider on the team to Porte's height at 176cm. They're close, but their saddle heights are still about 2-3cm different.
BMC made the quick release seatpost clamp lever, and the Wyss tested it first at the Dauphine
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