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Fox has a new addition to the Transfer dropper range, and it offers a huge 175mm of travel.
See all the details, including specs, pricing and confirmed weights here; https://singletrackworld.com/2019/01/fox-drops-longer-dropper-the-transfer-post-now-goes-to-175mm/
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Hey everyone, welcome to Singletrack. My
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name is Will and
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I have a box, but
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it's what's inside the box that's
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exciting. So, I figured we should do a
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video and show you exactly what's inside
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here. All right, let's see what's in
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this box.
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Oh, two more boxes.
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Get that out of the way there.
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And this is
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not a fork, not a shock,
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it's a new dropper post from Fox. This
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is the Transfer dropper post.
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But as you might be able to tell by its
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rather generous length here, this is a
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new 175
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mm dropper. Let's
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There we go. Or in American speak, 7-in
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dropper. Um this is the 31.6 model.
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They're also available in 30.9, so you
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can get both diameters. Uh but yes,
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quite a long dropper post. Now,
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up until now, Fox has only offered the
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Transfer in 100, 125, and 150 mm drop
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options. This is new, brand new 175 mil.
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So, for those who are looking for a
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little extra travel out of their dropper
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post to get that seat nice and low and
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out of the way, this might be one to put
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on the list. So, we'll go through some
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of the details on this dropper post
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because structurally,
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um this 175 Transfer is very similar to
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the existing dropper post. The main
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difference, as you be able to tell here,
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is it's pretty long. So, let me just get
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out my magical measuring device and
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I will show you how long it is. The
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total length of this post is just over
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530 mm. I believe the spec is 531.2
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or something like that. So, um so pretty
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long. Um that means you've got a fair
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bit of lower tube and a fair bit of
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upper tube above or outside of the frame
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as well. So, the total length is quite a
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bit longer than the 150 mil dropper.
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Now, there are two other measurements
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that are important to work out if this
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dropper is going to fit in your frame.
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Of course, one of the most important is
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the distance between the saddle rails
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and the bottom of this collar here.
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Basically, if your current
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is shorter than this distance, then this
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post won't fit. So, this is just around
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230 mm from the middle of the saddle
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rails to the bottom of the collar. So,
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once you've got the seat post in your
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frame, and if you do have it slammed all
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the way down, the minimum seat post
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height is about 230 mm, this distance
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here. So, if you've got less seat post
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hanging out of your frame than 230 mm,
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this won't fit. You're going to have to
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look for a shorter dropper post.
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Now, the other measurement that's worth
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looking at is the maximum insertion of
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this one. So, if we measure on the
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underside of the collar to the bottom of
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the cable stop, it's just shy of 300 mm,
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about 299 or 298 mm. And that's
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basically how far this can sit inside
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the frame with clearance for the cable
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stop at the bottom. So, if you have a
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frame that has a curvy seat tube, um or
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an offset seat tube, or a pivot running
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through the seat tube that limits how
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much seat post can go inside the frame,
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that measurement's going to be important
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to you as well. We should talk about
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this because you can get the Transfer in
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internal cable routing option, which
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we've got here. So, this is a stealth
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routed option. You can also get it in an
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external option where the cable mounts
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to the outside of the collar up the top
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here. Um this is the internally routed
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option, so your cable actually loads
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into the bottom cradle here of the
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dropper. And uh I'll just give you a bit
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of a demo. There we go. That's the
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activation mechanism uh for the Transfer
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dropper. So, when the cable pulls there,
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you're actually pushing a piston inside
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here, and that activates the hydraulic
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cartridge inside the dropper post and
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allows the seat to move upwards and
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downwards on the on the stanchion there.
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So, that's the mechanism there. It's
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pretty easy to move with your hands, uh
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which to be honest, not all cable
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activated dropper posts are. And by the
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time you get that linked up to the
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remote, um that ends up being quite a
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light action on the remote that I found
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anyway testing Transfer post over the
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years. Now, to give you some weights and
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specs on this, this is the Performance
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Series version, so it's the all black
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dropper post option. Um now, in the 31.6
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mm length that we have here, the weight,
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confirmed weight for just the post on
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its own, is 630 g. So, it is a bit
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heavier than the 150 mm drop. And you do
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have a fair bit more metal on this post
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compared to the shorter travel option,
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so it is a little bit heavier. So, 630 g
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for the post on its own. Uh price-wise,
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in Australia, this is going to sell for
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$479.
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And in the UK, it's going to sell for
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319 lb. So, the pricing is unchanged
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compared to previous Transfer dropper
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post. You can get this in a factory
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version, which will have the gold
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Kashima coated upper. Now, just a hot
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tip here,
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structurally and internally, they're
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identical dropper posts, both the
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Performance and the Factory version. The
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only difference is that Kashima upper.
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And um that'll cost you a bit of extra
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money, depending on whether it's worth
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it to Uh I believe it's about 50 quid
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more in the UK, and in Australia,
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looking about 80 dollars more to get the
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factory version. Um but
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performance-wise, uh the Performance
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Series is identical to the factory
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version. Up at the top here, we have
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this nice twin bolt clamp for locking
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down the saddle rails. This is
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compatible with both metal and carbon
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fiber saddle rails, so you can fit
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oversized carbon rails into this. And it
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uses two bolts to secure the the saddle
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to the post. And that gives you a really
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nice range of adjustment for adjusting
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the saddle tilt, um bringing the nose up
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or bringing the nose down. So, really
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nice and easy to to set the seat angle
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with this twin bolt design. We should
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have a bit of a look at the lever as
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well. So, let me just grab this one out
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of the box here. And this is, as you can
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tell, a Raceface lever. Now, Raceface
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and Fox are part of the same company,
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and that means they're offering both the
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Fox 1x and 2x remote and the Raceface 1x
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lever. You buy these aftermarket, so the
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post comes on its own, and you BYO
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lever, or you can purchase one of these.
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This is the Raceface 1x lever. So, I'll
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just pull this out of the package and
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we'll uh just get rid of those so we can
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show you what the lever looks like. The
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lever's been around The Raceface lever's
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been around for a little while, so this
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is a really nice piece of machined
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alloy. You've got good textured grooves
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there for your thumb to hit, so plenty
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of traction there. And we've got two
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little bolt holes here. And if that's in
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here in the box, yes, it is.
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That gives you two different positions,
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two mounting positions for the lever.
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So, once you've got that secured to your
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handlebar, you've got two different
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positions there to adjust the lateral
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position of the lever to get in the
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right spot for your thumb. So,
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decent amount of adjustability there.
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It's rolling on a on a nice smooth
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pivot. And this guy will pinch the cable
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up the top here. So, the head of the
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cable,
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um or the cable nipple, if you will,
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that's this little guy here,
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that actually loads into the bottom of
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the post, and then the free end of the
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cable
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is secured up at the lever end with that
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pinch bolt there. So, it makes the
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system really easy to install um
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relative to other cable droppers where
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it's the reverse of that one. I much
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prefer this system personally. I think
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it's a lot easier to work on and a lot
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easier to install.
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So, there you go. That's the Fox
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Transfer dropper post, uh now available
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in a 175 mm drop. So, loads of travel
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there for those who are looking for a
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little bit more height adjustment out of
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their dropper seat post. Now, if you
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want more details on this
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then jump on singletrackworld.com,
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and you'll be able to see all the
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specifications, including all of those
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measurements we were talking before, to
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work out whether this will fit into your
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frame.
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All right, guys. We'll see you next
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time.
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