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Dropper Posts: Things are hotting up


Iwan Kemp

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My reverb is holding out so far (2012) - Return is getting a bit slow, so it might need a bleed.

 

The only other post I might be interested in is the DOSS, but I fear it's going to be pricey.

As the Crow says though, hopefully the competition will help keep prices down.

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I have a brand new Giant dropper post that needs to go (I bought 2 but my wife doesn't want one). 30.9mm diameter 400mm long. Mine has worked brilliantly so far (only 2 months old) and I must sa it makes riding just that much more fun. Will sell for R1500 to first buyer.

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I have a brand new Giant dropper post that needs to go (I bought 2 but my wife doesn't want one). 30.9mm diameter 400mm long. Mine has worked brilliantly so far (only 2 months old) and I must sa it makes riding just that much more fun. Will sell for R1500 to first buyer.

 

How much "travel"? Remote or lever? and most importantly... what colour? :lol:

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The KS Lev will retail above R3.5k. :eek:

 

SOOO glad I decided not to wait and went for the i950R :thumbup:

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How much "travel"? Remote or lever? and most importantly... what colour? :lol:

 

Love your work :clap:

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How much "travel"? Remote or lever? and most importantly... what colour? :lol:

 

I'm just glad to see "the best ever upgrade" is becoming more common. Almost every MTB should have one.

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I'm just glad to see "the best ever upgrade" is becoming more common. Almost every MTB should have one.

 

Amen Brother Slick!

 

Although I feel somewhat poor. Only 1 of my 4 bikes has a dropper (reverb) on. Fortunately 3/4 are all 30.9mm seat posts (same as the reverb). The other bike is a 31.6 and is running the reverb with a USE shim.

 

Omega Man recommended a dropper for the French Alps DH trip. I could put my reverb in... but I am in weary of the possibility of crashing a breaking a R2500 seatpost on a DH bike.

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When I bought my i950R, I found out quite soon that I had to get one each for the wife and daughter... Also bought a 2nd hand i900R while I waited months fo the shipment to get here.

 

All of them are happily doing duty on a bike.

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I have an XFusion now for 12 months on my Prophet, all good so far. Got it new off ebay.

 

http://www.entopia.org.za/Gallery/cycling/Prophet/Prophet_Seat_s.jpg

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I have an XFusion now for 12 months on my Prophet, all good so far. Got it new off ebay.

 

http://www.entopia.org.za/Gallery/cycling/Prophet/Prophet_Seat_s.jpg

 

Cool. Does it have the option of a remote or just the lever? I find it is not very convenient to grab the lever when you are going fast on technical trails.

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Cool. Does it have the option of a remote or just the lever? I find it is not very convenient to grab the lever when you are going fast on technical trails.

 

Plus it makes it look like you're touching yourself

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Plus it makes it look like you're touching yourself

 

But that makes it fun, I'd use mine as much as I could.. :whistling:

 

I saw somewhere that DOSS was already available, could have been Jenson

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  1. Gravity Dropper
  2. Maverick Speedball (Joplin's predecessor)
  3. Crank Brothers Joplin
  4. KS *various*
  5. RockShox Reverb

New to the market

  1. X-Fusion
  2. RS Stealth
  3. KS Lev
  4. Giant
  5. Specialized

Coming Soon

  1. Fox D.O.S.S.

 

 

Look at the range at Jenson.. I see DOSS is selling state-side already, could even be here too for that matter.

 

Edit- might have to add a brand called Kalloy, they make the Uno SP range of heigh adj seatposts.. buying one seems to come with a warning though..

 

http://www.jensonusa...000D6S&c=&c=&c=

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Cool. Does it have the option of a remote or just the lever? I find it is not very convenient to grab the lever when you are going fast on technical trails.

 

It came with cable and a rather feeble bar lever that I haven't tried. Can be a bit of hassle to access that lever on the move, but sometimes I use in on my Scalpel on marathon events with beeg downhills, so its more exchangable between bikes with the lever under the seat.

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