uppy-downy seat posts

parryman

Think I would benefit greatly from a dropper post.
I like the look of the CB Kronolog, but I know nothing.
Won't actually be buying it until after the summer, so if there are rumours of newer, better, droppier ones let me know.

Is there anything I should avoid specifically? Brands, guts, colours, etc.

It's for a plastic 456

1mancity2

Reverb stealth if its available.

warpcow

On paper the Kronolog looks good, but then you remember that it's a Crank Brother product. Ideally they'll have learnt a lot from the Joplin posts and made something less fragile and finnicky, but who knows. Initial (p)reviews seem good but longevity is obviously a big question mark.

Reverb is the popular answer, but Gravity Dropper is the classic, fugly-but-it-works choice.

Personally I'm waiting for reports on the KS Lev. Cable/hose entering the lower body of the post, and therefore not having to move, is highly preferable imo.

Avoid eggshell!

YeehaaMcgee

warpcow wrote:

On paper the Kronolog looks good, but then you remember that it's a Crank Brother product. Ideally they'll have learnt a lot from the Joplin posts and made something less fragile and finnicky, but who knows. Initial (p)reviews seem good but longevity is obviously a big question mark.

Not had a problem at all with my Crank Bros Joplin 4, and it's getting on for two years old now without any maintenance.

warpcow

I had a Joplin 3, which required regular servicing and could never quite hold a saddle like it should. It put me off another Joplin, although I admit most reports do show that they got a lot better, so the Kronolog could be excellent. I do wonder if it's possible for the 'track' sections, where the rings lock, to get clogged with mud.

For my sins I ended up buying a cheap German/Taiwanese droppy-post which has most of the same issues :oops:

S-M

New fangled overcomplicated crap!



Job done!

Actually, now i think about it, one of these could be good for the 98 FSR :P

Andy Dobson

Got to admit that the possibly fickle nature of most dropper posts made me look for a SH Gravity Dropper. I ended up buying used but perfect condition Decsender for £90. Having used it for about a year, the only issue for me was having to reach under the seat to pull the button out to operate the seat. Contacted Gravity Dropper via email today and they are shipping me the remote kit to convert it to a "Turbo" spec for just £55ish shipped. £145 and 30 mins work for a remote dropper post.

No bleeding/leaking/sinking problems involved and shims are available for almost any frame fitment.

The clincher for me was that my frame needs a 27.2mm post and the Gravity Dropper was the only one available at that time.

parryman

The mechanical nature of the Kronolog is its main draw for me.
Will look out for gravity droppers too.

AngusChild

http://www.actionsports.de/gb/Component ... 32988.html
http://www.actionsports.de/gb/Component ... 47415.html
These are cheap and reviewed quite well, you just have to buy them from Germany for the best prices

VWsurfbum

AngusChild wrote:

http://www.actionsports.de/gb/Components/SeatpostsClamps/X-Fusion-Hilo-Seatpost::32988.html
http://www.actionsports.de/gb/Component ... 47415.html
These are cheap and reviewed quite well, you just have to buy them from Germany for the best prices

that looks good, comes in my size, but no remote?

lostboysaint

Reverb is the popular answer because it is the best by a country mile.*


*and I've had KS, CB and Reverb.

YeehaaMcgee

lostboysaint wrote:

Reverb is the popular answer because it is the best by a country mile.*

On what grounds?

nferrar

Loads of Reverb failures being reported and it never worked as well as everyone hoped in the first place. It's probably the best of a bad bunch at the moment but that's not really a glowing accolade, especially given it's price. CB stuff always looks pretty good on paper but they have such a bad track record with failures it's definitely case of not rushing into buying something new they've come out with - although at least the warranty backup is very good.

lostboysaint

On the grounds that it has my 98kg bouncing up and down on it endlessly, has performed faultlessly, is smoother, more precise and easier to use than any of the others, has less play and holds the saddle in place fine!

As I said, been there-done that with plenty of others to know.

Always interested in the "loads of failures" and "never worked as well as everyone hoped" type stuff. Especially when so well substantiated.

YeehaaMcgee

lostboysaint wrote:

On the grounds that it has my 98kg bouncing up and down on it endlessly, has performed faultlessly

So has my Joplin 4.
They've all had reliability issues, but that doesn't mean every unit will fail.
Without actually seeing numbers of failures (and even then different manufacturers would try and find different definitions for "failures") it's very hard to know which, if any, are more reliable than the others.
I've certainly heard from more people with broken reverbs, BUT, more people have them - that doesn;t mean they're less reliable.

, is smoother, more precise and easier to use than any of the others,

That's just nonsense.

cat_with_no_tail

nferrar wrote:

Loads of Reverb failures being reported and it never worked as well as everyone hoped in the first place.

Really? Link? I've not heard of a failiure yet, so it'd be pretty useful info so I can keep an eye on mine. If I can prevent it assploding that would be super.

nferrar wrote:

It's probably the best of a bad bunch at the moment but that's not really a glowing accolade, especially given it's price.

Again, really?
My GD was flawless, through all conditions.
As was the Joplin it replaced. Although they do have an iffy reputation, much of that is based on models from YEARS ago, so it's not really relevant.

As for price, got mine for sub 200, from CRC, with bleed kit. That's cheaper than a GD, and a Joplin, and a KS...


Yeehaa, I'd say it's as good as anything else on the market *so far*. Now I've only had it about a month, so I'm not willing to say "bestest ov teh evars" yet as longevity is still an unknown and I've not had to service it / shorten the hose.

Price is right if you look around, operation is very smooth, you can adjust return speed to suit you, the clamp design is better than the infuriating one on the jop. The lever design is better (for me) than the one on the GD, and less likely to get contaminated than the one on the Jop. It's infinately adjustable (limited benefit I know). There is no play / slop (not that it was noticable on any of the others anyway).

All these things on their own are pretty small, but they do stack up.

I'm still a massive Gravity Dropper fan though. If someone asked me to choose between a Reverb and a GD Turbo-multi, I'd pick whichever one was cheapest.

YeehaaMcgee

Cat With No Tail wrote:

anything else on the market *so far*.

That's how I see it.
They all have their oddities, and I wouldn't trust my life to the reliability of any of them. But then I wouldn't NOT buy a particular version because of supposed reliability issues either.

Basically, they're all much of a muchness really. The rampant fanboyism just gets in the way of common sense (as usual :roll: )

Buy whatever will fit your bike, at the price you want to pay, and go and play bikes.

lostboysaint

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

, is smoother, more precise and easier to use than any of the others,

That's just nonsense.

No, that's my experience having run the posts mentioned.

ryan_w-2

2012 Reverb for me.

Has worked a treat for the past 3 months with my 90kg sitting on it. Fits a treat with my X0 brakes and shifters too with the Matchmaker fitting

YeehaaMcgee

lostboysaint wrote:

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

, is smoother, more precise and easier to use than any of the others,

That's just nonsense.

No, that's my experience having run the posts mentioned.

Go on then. I'll humour you.
How, in hell's name, is it any easier to use, or more precise than all the others?

dno64

Sorry to jump in on this. Anyone know how long the hose is on the Reverb? Ideally don't want to mess about with bleeding and shortening etc