Flow-Rider
Burner
Touch wood no problems here yet with my E-Ten or KS Lev DX's. One thing that I never do is release a compressed dropper on it's side.
Dropper post - Thoughts on KS Lev,? Any better options?
- Thread starter lachieeaton
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Maybe that's cause they are stockpiling, hoping to cobble together one that will function for a month from four dead ones they have sitting around.
moorey
call me Mia
I'm about to send the sons 30.9, 125mm drop stealth in for a service/rebuild..... It's starting to drop 15-20mm under load..... Otherwise excellent condition. I could be tempted to part with said reverb that I have no love for, to put money towards a ks....
TheAzza
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I have one with a scratched stanchion and needs a seal head oring and/or service that I would be tempted to part with pretty cheaply.
Send a PM if interested.
lachieeaton
Squid
Isn't the SI version internal routing only?
Nautonier
Eats Squid
Not sure, I've not had a need for external.
Giant make a post that's $270 and can be converted from internal to external (is set up as external when you buy them). Good concept, I wasn't too fond of mine, but perhaps it was an isolated incident. Might work OK with a decent remote lever.
Nerf Herder
Wheel size expert
Lev Si is internal routing only
tasty.dirt74
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The ir950 which i sent to Al for service was full of crap. cartridge pretty stuffed and bushings swollen to the point of a hammer was required to remove them.. It had not been properly serviced in 7 years... Still 'just" continued to function. It has just been returned with new cart and all replaced and I expect another 7 years between services..
sorry about the size of the pic
Nerf Herder
Wheel size expert
That guy should be a hand model :hand:
bike Yoke Revive. I have 2 and so far they have been great. The fact you can release air which over time enters the damper made the choice for me over the Lev.
KS are good and their backup service in Oz is fantastic so if you get a Lev, buy it locally. My Mrs and I have had 4 KS posts (3 x dropzones and a Cruxi) 1 dropzone was spongy out of the box and the Cruxi needed a new cartridge after 2 months. The other 2 have been faultless. As I purchased these from O/S I had no local warranty; however Link Sports sorted me out quickly.
KS are good and their backup service in Oz is fantastic so if you get a Lev, buy it locally. My Mrs and I have had 4 KS posts (3 x dropzones and a Cruxi) 1 dropzone was spongy out of the box and the Cruxi needed a new cartridge after 2 months. The other 2 have been faultless. As I purchased these from O/S I had no local warranty; however Link Sports sorted me out quickly.
moorey
call me Mia
Externally....Supernatural is non offset and 2 bolt clamp. Dropzone and ETen are setback and single bolt...and ETen is 100mm (with a different cartridge from memory)
moorey
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I believe that the dropzone and supernatural cartridge are same, and meant to be better quality than ETen cartridge......which are still meant to be really good. Only got the one ETen, and it's been faultless.
I had a Dropzone with the long lever under the seat. It was faultless.
moorey
call me Mia
I've heard tales of this post! :faint:
The bike yoke looks great and well priced. Quick question in regards to the saddle clamp design/construction. Does it look fairly robust/built strong?
Reason for asking is the I have a ks lev integra, the slender saddle clamp design and my 96kgs don't get along at all.
hungrytiger
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Another option is the brandx ascend on chain reaction. I just got one and am happy with the quality and weight. Reports on longevity are good so far and with a 2 year warranty you can't really go wrong. You could even get one for $160 with the voucher code that's doing the rounds...