I'm considering putting a dropper post on my hardtail which has a 27.2mm seat tube . my concern is the extra strain it will be under when used on the hardtail.any opinions or experiences?
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dropper seatpost on a hardtail.
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Posted 7 months ago #
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Aye, will work fine... My Gravity Dropper's almost always been in my hardtail, never any bother.
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Gravity dropper on my on one summer season works great
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what they said and why do you think it will be under more strain?
Not a troll just interested on your thinkingPosted 7 months ago # -
Guess what... Gravity dropper on my Dialled works smashingly
Posted 7 months ago # -
they're designed to work in bikes, hardtails definitely fall Into that category
Posted 7 months ago # -
my thinking is that having no rear suspension put extra stain on the seat and post whilst sitting down over rough terrain and yes i do realise that you are supposed to unweight the saddle in accordance to the terrain, but it still recieves more impact than on a full sus.
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i know they are designed to work in bikes but i am asking if the design works in all bikes. i have lots of freinds who have dropper posts and i have lots of friends that have had problems with them. the gravity dropper seems a very simple design though with not a lot that can go wrong. how is it for sideways play of the saddle?
also what others are available in 27.2mm. i know ks do one in this size,as anyone go experience with these.Posted 7 months ago # -
I use a KS on a hard tail. It's been back for repair once but can't say if it's due to the extra impact. It does get more stick than on an FS and I do wonder whether this could be the reason for the failure.
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Have a Gravity Dropper on the Blue Pig, hasn't been a problem.
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I sap mine between bikes- cheaper to have one dropper and saddle than three different ones and nevr noticed anything
GD has some sideways play [ few mm total travel] that either you dont notice or you get used to very quickly
Beefier riders [ XC whippet boy personally - for weight not the speed] may make this worse or notice it more.Posted 7 months ago # -
Mrbump....
Where you planning on getting the GD from???
Paul.
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I ran a 27.2 GD on my Prince Albert with no issues, and I'm currently running a Reverb on my Ragley Blue Pig. The quality of the Reverb is way above the GD, but having said that, in nearly 3 years of use the GD never failed me once, and just needed a couple of re-greases to keep it working smoothly.
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can you get the reverb in 27.2 mm?
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