bowtajzane
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ok tech gurus...can a gripshift be used as a dropper remote?
how hard/easy will it be?
how hard/easy will it be?
How does it return without a spring and does a gripshift even have a spring?Remove the spring. It won't index and will return when you release it.
- Joel
I'm with moorey, but it would be a different way of operation.
A shifter indexes from one position to the next, but your 'normal' dropper post lever returns to original position when released. My guess is that if you used a shifter as-is, you'd have to twist to another gear position to release the post locking mechanism and allow raise or lower motions, but then you'd need to return the shifter to the original position to re-lock the post at the desired height. If you left the shifter in the 'post unlocked' position the seat would be free to follow your arse as you go up and down on the saddle - might feel weird to some...
thanks guys, the reason i asked is ,i cut/crushed half of my left thumb in the tailgate of one of the trucks at work, the surgeons reattached the soggy bit ,but unfortunately it hasn't worked so they need to remove it,so not sure how much length i will be left with.......
so this is just a bit of forward thinking........
The spring in dropper mechanisms is in the post, not the lever. So take the indexing spring out of the shifter so it can twist freely & away you go, the spring in the post head will pull the cable back when you release.
thanks for the tip....i was only thinking last night that some type finger operated lever might be a option