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I have done a forum search but not much came up so I would like to ask you guys what would be worth researching.
I'm after a 27.2mm uppy downy seat post with about 5 inches of travel. I have never used one before so don't know much about the remote verses lever options on offer.
It would be great to know what you use, lever or remote and what you think is easier to use on the trail.
I have been looking at the gravity dropper turbo with a 4 inch drop. Anyone have one? How do you find it?
Is there something else on the market I have missed?
Any help is welcomed with open legs....oh I mean arms....
[url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/are-there-any-nice-looking-272-adjustable-seatposts ]did you find this ?[/url]
Basicallly a GD is reliable and fugly the newer non GD ones are plusher but of unknown reliability but longer drops. There is very little to break on a GD and parts are cheap but a long way away. Mine took 4 years to develop play and the bits are a couple of quid to fix
Non remotes are pointless try touching your nuts over rougj terrain when you need to drop your seat - just not worth having a non remote IME. With remote pick which hand you want the lever to be on and most use the left hand side as you change gear less with this.
I love my GD Turbo, it's been pretty well used and all the TLC it's ever needed was one clean out and one replacement bolt. It's light, reliable, and effective. Oh and looks like hell.
The competitor's going to be KS... I've got a KS i900R as well (31.6 version) and when it works it's great but it took 2 trips back to the distributors to get it working at all and it needs much more care to keep it going- regular cleaning etc. It's heavier, but very pretty and does have the advantage of infinite adjustment.
Oh and Junkyward's spot on, my Turbo started out as a Descender, ie non-remote version and all it was good for was making me think "Hey, if this thing had a remote, it'd be mint!"
Gravity Droppers are amazing. There's a 5" GD now too.
I ride a 4" turbo with remote, it's had such a positive effect on my rides. Really simple magnetic release mechanism, you can't see the awful rubber boot once you're on it too.
Really fun for new terrain as you can adapt to whatever you see ahead. Mine stops 1" down and 4" down. The 1" down is really handy for slightly tech flat stuff, and the full extension/contraction explain themselves.
Do it, you know it makes sense!
Thanks Junkyard, Northwind and Herman Shake.....
Really good info on the GD, I was a bit worried about the play but sounds like it's not a real problem.
haven't seen the 5 inch one yet but that sounds sweet. Looks like the remote is the way to go too....not too good at touching my nuts when things get hairy!
Thanks guys.
Herman Shake - MemberI ride a 4" turbo with remote, it's had such a positive effect on my rides. Really simple magnetic release mechanism,
Turbo doesn't have the magnets, it's a sprung bolt mechanism, Classic has the magnets
Ah, that's why it sticks out like that! Cheers NW.
No bother! Makes no difference really unless you ever need to take it apart. The magnets are really clever, but the bolt-and-spring is better I reckon, crude but simple and effective.
One of these?
Only 100mm though.
http://www.x-fusion-shox.com/product.php?pa=15&pb=ce70776232933ba4c6e45ba7da48c161
Another happy GD user here. Had it about 5 years no problems. Bought a second hand one for my other bike too as I like it so much.
Just check how much seatpost you have showing at normal saddle height with your current post, and coampre that with the specs on the GD website.
On the GD turbo there is a quite a bit of post showing that houses the pin and stuff, before you get to the uppy downy bit.
FWIW i had to get a GD turbo for new frame, and it has been great so far, but then all posts I have owned lasted at elast 4 months before some sort of issue (Command post, Joplin 3 and now GD).
Kev
To give a different view of gd's I had a 4" drop lever/pin release version for 6 months. After that i sold it on as I'd snapped it twice in that time and got fed up with it. The pin assembly came off the outer tube the first time and the second I snapped the moving shaft that the saddle fits too. It went at the middle hole (1" drop) and the distributor told me that this hole can't really be used.
I like dropper posts but only if I can find one that's reliable and doesn't cost the earth.
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is this the naked bike ride thread, then?
KS 950i. here, guess they ironed most of the gremlins out in the newer model, no issues at all in close to a year. First use of the day always needs a drop down to get it flowing smoothly but that's it. Started with the under seat handle (didn't want extra clutter) but seemed to defeat the purpose of having it so added the remote and a significant improvement. Defo go with the remote option from the outset.
Only maintenance I've done is a wipe down and a light smear of shock butter.
steveh - MemberIt went at the middle hole (1" drop) and the distributor told me that this hole can't really be used.
Actually, that's a fair criticism... It's not true that it "can't be used" but it's a big weak spot, since the multi-drop works by whacking a 10mm hole in the tube. Still, plenty of people never have a problem with it but I chose an up-or-down option for a bit more insurance.