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27.2 dropper posts are not common but if you have a bike frame with a skinny seat tube you can still take advantage of the benefits.
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By stwhannah
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Posted : 21/04/2019 8:00 am
A handy and well timed summary of options for my A La Carte hardtail, thanks STW!
Posted : 21/04/2019 8:32 am
You've missed off the T Mars post. I've been using this dropper and it's given me 3 years of great service to date.
Posted : 21/04/2019 10:44 am
Gravity Dropper FTW.
Got mine second hand 6 years ago (from here, natch) and it's worked flawlessly ever since. So easy to work on, and parts are dirt cheap.
APF
Posted : 21/04/2019 4:16 pm
Good article, something often overlooked. I struggled like hell to find a dropper that worked on my old 29er Genesis! Loved that bike but ultimately the main reason I got rid. Glad there are better options out there now
Posted : 21/04/2019 8:37 pm
Brand X Ascend II is internally routed. It comes with a cyclocross style lever, which mounts on the wide part of the bar by the stem, for use on drop handlebars. Otherwise it seems to be a good product so far. I’ve used mine in the mud of Hit The North this year, and it survived that.
I do want to get a lever that fits next to the shifter though.
Posted : 21/04/2019 10:35 pm
kelvin reacted
+1 for gravity dropper. Engineering simplicity and built to last.
Posted : 22/04/2019 9:30 pm
I too am using a 5 year old ( to me) 2nd hand gravity dropper.
It's sooo simple, works a treat..
but
Since I've bent it slighly it's been stuck in the seat tube for 3 years. If it needs attention I'll have to cut it out
Posted : 04/05/2019 11:15 pm
There's the DT 232 as well. Upside-down, 60mm, 369g
Posted : 22/11/2021 10:26 am