[Closed] Thomson Dropper - anywhere cheaper than Wiggle for them?

On one

Bump - for the daytime crowd.

Can't see any with on one - only non-dropper Thomson posts.

Chainreaction have both normal and covert in 31.6 for £314.99. Only two coverts left though.

And Leisurelake have them at 306 if you're a VIP member.

Chainreaction have both normal and covert in 31.6 for £314.99. Only two coverts left though.

What's the difference?

Merlin? £270 (and a few quid back with Quidco etc.).

Edit - which is the same price as Wiggle - and I think Wiggle do more cashback - so nowhere cheaper that I know of.

If you shop at Tesco get Evans to price match and double up your clubcard points for more money off. I did and ended up paying about £170 in real money. 😉

[quote=chestrockwell ]If you shop at Tesco get Evans to price match and double up your clubcard points for more money off. I did and ended up paying about £170 in real money.

good tip- likey the idea!

suburbanreuben - Member
Chainreaction have both normal and covert in 31.6 for £314.99. Only two coverts left though.
What's the difference?

Covert is the internal cable routing version, normal runs the cable outside up to the head of the seatpost.

300 quid for a dropper? 😯

It goes up and down. Thats it. Its not like a suspension fork is it.

Having now got a bike with one on I'd happily part with that cash.

hora - Member

300 quid for a dropper?

It goes up and down. Thats it. Its not like a suspension fork is it.

300 quid for a dropper?

It goes up and down. Thats it. Its not like a suspension fork is it.

The concept isn't that dissimilar. It's clearly quite a challenge to make something in the parameters given.

Of course you can buy a cheap one for £100 - and by all accounts they seem to be a bit of a lottery as to whether they work, or not.

Or you buy a more expensive one, that is generally, considerably more reliable.

You pay your money & take your choice. (I don't have a Thomson).

Anyone come across a stockist of the Thomson under saddle lever recently? I think they've discontinued them, but I like the idea of having a more easily swappable dropper post that I can use across a couple of bikes with the same seatpost diameter.

The Thomson costs more then the Reverb because it's better IMO. Better built, better in use. What's the RRP of a Reverb anyway?

I'm not arguing about quality I'm arguing about its function. Its abit like the Thompson bike that was put out on here not so long ago (forget the dated looks). Perceived quality when its function is exactly the same as all the rest is just window dressing IMO.

Thomson only seems expensive because they seem to control stock/discounts a bit tighter than the others. Reverb RRP isn't far off the Thomson RRP.

Perceived quality when its function is exactly the same as all the rest is just window dressing IMO.

You could argue all day about that in relation to bikes. Why buy a £7000 super bike when a £1000 one will do the same job?