The 6 Best Dropper Posts of 2025 | Tested & Rated - GearLab
2024年11月20日 · Older-style dropper posts might have fixed stopping points, but these are quickly disappearing. Internal or External Routing. Routing dropper seatpost cables and housing inside your bike's frame is the norm for modern mountain bikes. This routing style cleans up your bike's appearance by limiting the number of cables running along the outside.
How to Choose a Dropper Seatpost - GearLab
2018年10月25日 · The next measurement you need is the usable length of your seat tube or maximum insertion length. You can measure this by pushing a non-adjustable seatpost as far into your seat tube as it will go. Mark the spot on the seatpost at the top of the seat tube collar, pull the seatpost out, then measure from the bottom of the seatpost to the mark.
RockShox Reverb AXS Review | Tested & Rated - GearLab
The Reverb AXS is an outstanding dropper seatpost. Yes, it is really expensive, but RockShox has taken a good product and made it an amazing one by incorporating their AXS wireless technology. Yes, it is really expensive, but RockShox has taken a good product and made it an amazing one by incorporating their AXS wireless technology.
Specialized Command Post IRCC Review | Tested & Rated - GearLab
More simply, this post attempts to incorporate the predictable saddle stops of a multi-position dropper into a seatpost that functions more like an infinitely adjustable dropper. While most testers agreed that this version is an improvement over the 3-position IR model, odd indexing intervals had it falling short of other infinitely adjustable ...
Fox Racing Shox Transfer Performance Elite Review | Tested
Fox's updated 2021 Transfer is among the best all-around dropper posts you'll find. With reduced overall lengths, insertion depths, stack heights, and weights across all travel options and the same reliable, smooth performance, the 2021 Transfer is a big upgrade over the old version.
How We Tested Dropper Posts - GearLab
2024年5月14日 · We started by installing each dropper on our test bike ourselves to assess the ease of installation. Then, during field testing, we use each seatpost for hundreds of miles over the course of several weeks riding the trails of the Lake Tahoe area and northern California to evaluate every aspect of its practical performance.
OneUp Components V3 Review | Tested & Rated - GearLab
2024年5月14日 · Our 240mm V3 Dropper hit the scales at 612 grams. We tested the 31.6mm diameter post. That makes this post about 55 grams lighter than the V2 Dropper in the same size and length. That is roughly an 8-9% weight savings. Seatpost weight isn't as big a deal as wheel or tire weight, but it is notable.
Tranz-X Kitsuma Air Review | Tested & Rated - GearLab
2020年9月2日 · A unique and thoughtfully designed dropper post with no waste packaging and an incredibly easy to install saddle clamp: A quality dropper post at a decent price that offers killer performance and best-in-class travel: One of the best dropper post values on the market with plenty of adjustability: Rating Categories: Tranz-X Kitsuma Air: BikeYoke ...
OneUp Components V2 Review | Tested & Rated - GearLab
Their product offerings have expanded into the cockpit with stems, handlebars, grips, and dropper seatposts. We tested the OneUp V1 dropper in the past, but we'd heard great things about the improved performance and reliability of the V2. Not only is the V2 affordable, but it also has incredibly short stack height and full post lengths ...
OneUp Dropper Review | Tested & Rated - GearLab
The OneUp V1 Dropper seatpost is a rock-solid post at a very impressive price point. Mountain bike nerds will love the adjustable travel feature although we anticipate that most people will never use it. The short stack height is very attractive for shorter riders who want to go with a longer-travel dropper but have had fit issues in the past.