Dan91
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Hi, has anyone got any suggestions for a new dropper seat post? I'm finding the standard one that came on the bike is a bit short and now has become a bit loose so I'm looking in to upgrading.
Thanks
Thanks
I recently bought a new Brand-X ASCEND dropper seatpost from Chain Reaction Cycles and got a good discount in their saleHi, has anyone got any suggestions for a new dropper seat post? I'm finding the standard one that came on the bike is a bit short and now has become a bit loose so I'm looking in to upgrading.
Thanks
I’d recommend any of the three.
I've only used two of the three you mention. Of those, I favor the BikeYoke Revive by a long shot. The Revive not only functions as well as any seatpost, but it can be serviced or repaired by the end-user.
Of the "other" seatposts I've had experience with, the eventual problems were either squishiness or failure to return with gusto. The Revive addresses both these symptoms with elegant simplicity. For a squishy seatpost, you flip a lever, push the seatpost down, and it's fixed. If the pressure eventually leaks out, you don't need to take it in for a nitrogen refill, like so many others. You remove the saddle and pump it up with your shock pump. You don't even have to remove the seatpost from the bike. The seatpost design is BRILLIANT.
My one up has a noticeable amount of play from left to right. Has not got worse and I guess you don't feel it on the trail- but it is annoying.
Most droppers doMy one up has a noticeable amount of play from left to right. Has not got worse and I guess you don't feel it on the trail- but it is annoying.
yep most droppers have that. Are you able to have the one up slammed. With out it sticking up a bit like like the stock dropper ?Agreed, my OneUp 180 also has noticeable side to side play but not noticeable when riding.
Most droppers do
yep most droppers have that. Are you able to have the one up slammed. With out it sticking up a bit like like the stock dropper ?
Mine is a 1cm from totally slammed. Just how they should be.Most droppers do
yep most droppers have that. Are you able to have the one up slammed. With out it sticking up a bit like like the stock dropper ?
Mine is a 1cm from totally slammed. Just how they should be.
?? You want the seat as low as possible so you can hang off the back and move around on steep/ technical terrain. I remember when droppers were not popular and myself and my mates were a rare few running them. Everyone said they were a fadWhy is that?
so you can hang off the back and move around
I remember when droppers were not popular and myself and my mates were a rare few running them.
The lower the better.
You are a sarcastic man. Well done.Clearly, you are a visionary.
But doesn't "hanging off the back" inhibit your ability to move the bike around beneath you?
Does the seat post set "as low as possible" inhibit your ability to climb?
Not sure if you are winding me up here.
It's a fluke or a defective post, not a design issue. From my experience with a few samples, it *is* easier for a Revive to develop squish than other posts if you make a mistake and pull up on a dropped post, but it's rare to see squish develop in normal use.So, while I really like the Bike Yoke so far and it is EASY to reset mid-ride, there is no way it should get squishy after only 3 rides. I’ll keep riding it and see if that is the norm, or a fluke. Also, my 3rd ride on the Bike Yoke was after my initial post, so wasn’t able to provide that feedback yet.
From my experience with a few samples, it *is* easier for a Revive to develop squish than other posts if you make a mistake and pull up on a dropped post, but it's rare to see squish develop in normal use.
"Clearly, you are a visionary"
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