What 27.2 dia uppy downy seatpost?

Hello…
My gf want’s a uppy downy seatpost for Christmas, but it would need to be a 27.2 dia.. which limits choices…

She doesn’t ride too often, so not needing top of the range, so I am looking for a good value one… Any suggestions?

Tex

fixed drop of infinitely adjustable?

Gravity Dropper is usually the only 27.2 available…

gravity dropper is ace however…..

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/forca-vario-dropper-seatpost-gravity-dropper-clone-272

saw this… ? here

Any good?

I have a gravity dropper and it’s great. 🙂

I have an x-fusion hilo and it has been spot on (£160 from wiggle about a year ago)

@ Texas, think thats the same as the forca, another guy was selling them called traildrop or something as well. cheap but got to be wortha punt i’d say, it’s cable actuated so what could go wrong……….

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/x-fusion-hilo-suspension-remote-seat-post/ Spend £200 and get £40 off just now

That’s tempting. Getting bored of waiting for the lev and I think Thomson will start at 30.9

See ICE V8 thread, a variation of the forca/traildrop being officially imported and distributed.

Hard to see passed the direct-from-china Tmars for £65 though. I have a GD on one bike and am tempted to get a Tmars for the other just cos Im too bloody lazy to switch the GD over (which was the justification for buying it in the first place 😳 ).

The 2013 Tmars seems to have several improvements over the Forca/traildrop, with the ICE V8 having a few more tweaks on that.

I have an x-fusion hilo and it has been spot on (£160 from wiggle about a year ago)

I paid the same from them 4 weeks ago.

Very happy with it so far 😀

I’ve got a gravity dropper Turbo – 4″ drop in 2 stages and 350mm total length for sale if you are interested, looking for about 80 pounds posted, its in very good condition, not a great deal of use. E-mail timbo_tep AT yahoo.co.uk if interested 🙂

gravity dropper

an alternative dirt cheap option to the forca/ice/traildrop

http://www.purebike.fr/en/kind-shock-860-telescopic-seatpost-a3536.html

Or with remote

http://www.purebike.fr/en/kind-shock-861-telescopic-seatpost-a3538.html

Having read the description, it sounds like the post doesn’t lock out completely. On the plus side it’s more adjustable that the other cheap options

I’ve got a Hilo (£90 second hand) which seems to work well though it’s very sensitive to the seat clamp being tightened

isn’t there a 27.2 lev?

X fusion Hilo had over 12 months now and not touched it, my mate bought one 6 months ago as well and he has had no problems.

X fusion here as well, £100 second hand and is working well so far!

http://www.jensonusa.com/!ssue6dEXlJNNLTTToqE2Zw!/Kind-Shock/Kindshock-Lev-272mm-Seatpost

it’s THE one to have, apparently.

^^^^^^^ available Feb 2013

Well spotted Liftman – let’s hope Jensons have the date right and KS stick to the 25th Feb! Only another 3 months to wait 😀

What is the Hilo like for bushing play? do they have any mechanism for controlling it?

Another vote for the X-Fusion, had mine about six months now and no problems with it.

No idea bout ‘bushing play’ I just sit on it and it works when I ask it to.

I haven’t had mine long enough to comment for definite on bushing play but it’s used (as it’s second hand) and there’s no play at the moment. The only thing I’ve noticed is that if I don’t keep it lightly lubed ( a clean and a squirt of finish line XC after each ride) it does get squeaky and slower to return.

+1 for Gravity Dropper. Simple, mechanical and just works. And superb customer service, should anything go wrong.

Very pleased with my X-fusion hilo so far. It’s only a few weeks old though so we’ll se how it fares through the winter.

A bit of non-slip carbon paste avoids excessive tightening of the seat clamp so I’ve had no issues in that respect.

I have a Rase post – been pretty much bang on apart from the single bolt saddle clamp. Half-inch increments up to 8 inches in total. Has a bit of a wobble now but had 3yrs of (not super-muddy) use

Seems they’re “about” (summer 2012 😕 ) to release a new model with a double bolt clamp (website not great on the subject, or for pics of it

Ice lift v8 seems good so far. Ask again in spring.

Yep got a Forca/ice/OEM post on my Five. Quite clunky but very simple so should be OK for reliability. The only annoyance is the one drop position. I find dropping my post just a little is what I use most.

Two drop position on the new one. 75/100mm. So far 75mm seems good for trail riding. If I go to the DH tracks I think I’ll just use my Thomson with an old saddle on.

Get a GD in CRC sale with added 10% off; about £150ish. Go for the turbo and you don’t have to tap the saddle to actuate the post and it weighs less at 410g, although the classic is cheaper with a better cable route. The X-fusion is a porker in comparison and the same money with the discount.

I recommend a multi drop, the 1″ down is very handy for half sitting/half technical stuff.

I recommend a multi drop, the 1″ down is very handy for half sitting/half technical stuff.

+1, use it a lot whenever it gets technical, was sceptical after converting from a joplin with ‘infinite’ adjustment to just 2 positions on the GD but slightly down and fully down is all I ever really used anyway.

Depends what you need. If you need it now, get a GD. If you can wait 4/5 months, you can wait for the KS Lev to land in the UK. Looks awesome. The GD is quite a bit lighter iirc, but fugly cable routing compared to LEV.

When measuring the GD, is the measurement the full length of the post fully extended or is it the length of the solid part alone?

The GD is measured from the end as a fully extended unit (tip-clamp IIRC).

sorry for hijack – I’ve seen a few posts suggesting you shouldn’t use a shim with a dropper post. Is this just internet rumour or a genuine problem as I can’t see why it matters as long as the shim is long enough to go past seat tube / top tube weld?

When I finally take the plunge I have no choice (bikes got 30.0mm seatpost).

Ice lift gets supplied with a shim

cheers Herman

Thanks Jam bo, didn’t know that but means for that one at least it’s not a problem.