TranzX's latest dropper claims to offer the benefits of an integrated dropper post without the requirements of a specific frame.
The YSI15 uses a unique integrated collar that doubles up as a seat post clamp, allowing you to run the dropper flush with the frame as it replaces the current seat post clamp on your bike. The YSI15 also features height adjustment feature using a lever under the saddle to set the height limit for the post.
We have seen posts using travel adjust shims that let you adjust the post height to suit your needs, but they have used set reductions. The YSI15 offers infinite height adjustments, so you can set the post height to precisely what you want without predetermined height choices.
There is not much information available for the new dropper post just yet but, it has won a Taipei d&i award. You can find out more about this
here.
Jokes aside when I ran a reverb I sent it off 3 times for warranty and got a brand new one every time.
Now that’s great service, but piss poor engineering and not exactly sustainable
Bit like Yeti fans ‘yeah they break but they are great at replacing them under warranty, you just get a new one’. Every time I hear that rationale I get a little shiver
actually, what would I know, never wasted my money on one.
If SRAM had any sense of shame about the waste they have produced with the Reverb they would take it off the market and have TransX make their droppers, with a more reliable design.
Nah, the most wasteful thing is the new xtr cassette.
When one alloy cog goes bad, throw the whole thing in the trash with still 5 functional titanium cogs, becauss they are riveted together.
I don't see a big difference between the xtr cassettes and an e13 cassette, except for the use of titanium. But stupid to use aluminum on a cassette, I agree with that.
The only thing that kills them is if you pick up the bike while the saddle is down and it blows the ifp valve. I don't understand why more people don't know this??
Sounds to me like you dont ride much..
I just never put negative load on the seat post while lowered... not to say it didnt have play (in rotational movement) and I always kept the seals clean and lubed up. Understanding how they mechanically operate and a bit of maintenance goes a long way.
The reason it required a service was when my friend picked it up by the saddle when it was lowered and blew the ifp valve and made the most of it and had new bushings put in it too.
Don't forget your punctuation, Sir.
A) Rebrand and sell at a huge markup
B) Copy tech and sell at a huge markup
It’s either:
a: “eats shoots and leaves” if we’re discussing the dietary habits of a panda or
b: “eats, shoots, and leaves” if we’re talking about criminal activity at a diner.
I can’t think of when “eats, shoots and leaves” is actually correct.
I do realise not everyone is tall though and imagine this is great for people trying to get as much drop as possible out of their dropper so yeah, awesome!
The trend for trousers to be designed so that anyone of an athletic build has to choose between waist too big or legs too short though, that is not on. Why the hell are you designing sports trousers for fat people? I blame ebikes. And I own one
This is just a conventional dropper with a quick adjustment for maximum extension, which is still a nice feature.