Catchy name i know.
Mechanical spring dropper post.
Way back in the early 1980s joe breeze one of our sport s godfathers developed what is arguably the precursor to the modern dropper post.
While most dropper seatposts depend on an air spring to move the post into the up position several brands have engineered various different systems for controlling the post s travel.
But first a bit of history.
It is a 4.
Thus it is an indexed dropper with 4 distinct seatpost height positions.
Mechanical cable actuation mechanical spring and a key to hold and release the post.
Some are fully hydraulic some are purely mechanical and others rely on a fully sealed hydraulic cartridge that s actuated by a cable.
If you re going to be diligent about maintenance then the reverb s remote gets bled with the rest of the post so it should be solid all the time.
Cable routing is all internal so the frames need to be designed with internal routing.
Travel dropper seat posts are now available in a wide range of drops from 100 mm right through to a whopping 258 mm.
A dropper post allows you to raise and lower your seat to ensure that it is always in the right spot for every rise and fall in the trail.
Just removed a rockshox reverb stealth from my fat bike and replaced it with the giant contact mechanical dropper post.
Shims can be used to increase the seat post diameter of a dropper post to fit into a larger diameter frame size but you cannot fit a larger dropper post into a narrower diameter frame.
The hite rite seat locating spring.
Seat retention is performed by the reliable and easily adjustable two bolt design.
Had numerous issues with cold operation and o rings with the reverb so now.
Another exception is the fully mechanical e13 trs which uses a coil spring and a.
As previously mentioned seatpost levers were traditionally the more popular when the technology was in its infancy however as dropper seatposts are becoming more refined handlebar remotes are by far the more popular option.
Hydraulic only reverb vs mechanical actuation or hydraulic most vs mechanical command post doss joplin holding mechanism.
This product has literally transformed the way we ride for the better but it can be a challenge to find the right one.
